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AI Engineer Jobs in South Africa.

South Africa is the most industrialized economy in Africa, with strong finance, mining, technology, and services sectors across Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Browse jobs across South Africa from companies hiring nationwide.

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Total jobs
21
positions indexed
New today
1
last 24 hours
Companies
13
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many AI Engineer jobs in South Africa are there right now?

There are 21 open AI Engineer jobs in South Africa on JobsRadar right now, from 13 companies hiring directly. 7 of them disclose pay, with a median of $187,200 a year and most offers between $60,221 and $244,400. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 4, 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

AI Engineer salary range in South Africa

$60.2k 25th
$187.2k Median
$244.4k 75th
$49.8k
$266k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $48k – $350k · outliers off-axis
Based on 7 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 4, 2026 from live listings
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Oyster
Senior AI Platform Engineer
Oyster
⚡ Apply early EMEA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Noodle
AI Prompt Engineer
Noodle
⚡ Apply early Remote, South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
micro1
Machine Learning Engineer
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $166,400–$291,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
micro1
AI/ML Engineer
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $200,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
micro1
AI Engineer
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $124,800–$249,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Hire Hangar
Senior AI Platform Engineer
Hire Hangar
⚡ Apply early Mexico - Monterrey · location restricted $30,000–$84,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Hire Hangar
Senior AI Platform Engineer
Hire Hangar
⚡ Apply early South Africa - Cape Town · location restricted $30,000–$48,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Takealot Group
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Takealot Group
⚡ Apply early South Africa Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
takealot.com
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
takealot.com
⚡ Apply early South Africa Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Pavago
AI Systems Engineer (LLM & AI Agent Development)
Pavago
⚡ Apply early South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
ISTA Personnel Solutions
AI Engineer (LLMs & Agentic AI) - EST Working Hours (Remote)
ISTA Personnel Solutions
⚡ Apply early South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
SearchApi
AI Integrations Engineer (Open Source · Web Search)
SearchApi
⚡ Apply early Remote - Lithuania · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
OnHires
Machine Learning Engineer
OnHires
⚡ Apply early Europe · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
BV
AI-Native QA Automation Engineer
BVNK
⚡ Apply early South Africa/Bulgaria/Poland/... Onsite €40,000–€70,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
micro1
AI/ML Engineer, Internal Platforms
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $220,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Pavago
Full-Stack AI Engineer
Pavago
⚡ Apply early South Africa Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
ChainGPT
AI-Native Software Engineer - Early Career - Africa
ChainGPT
⚡ Apply early South Africa Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
ChainGPT
Senior AI Engineer - APAC + Africa
ChainGPT
⚡ Apply early Singapore Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Huzzle
AI Engineer - Remote
Huzzle
⚡ Apply early South Africa Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3mos ago
Huzzle
AI Engineer (Automation & LLM Systems)
Huzzle
⚡ Apply early Philippines Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4mos ago
Huzzle
AI Automation Engineer
Huzzle
⚡ Apply early South Africa Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5mos ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many AI Engineer jobs in South Africa are open right now?
21 AI Engineer jobs in South Africa are open across 13 companies, as of September 4, 2026.
What do AI Engineer jobs in South Africa pay?
Across the 7 AI Engineer jobs in South Africa that disclose pay, the median is $187,200 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $60,221 and $244,400.
Which companies are hiring AI Engineer jobs in South Africa?
Oyster, Noodle, micro1, Hire Hangar and Takealot Group are among the 13 companies currently hiring AI Engineer jobs in South Africa.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 4, 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

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