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

There are 31 open AI Engineer jobs in South Africa on JobsRadar right now, from 17 companies hiring directly. 10 of them disclose pay, with a median of $47,840 a year and most offers between $26,000 and $152,360. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 20, 2026 at 16:58 UTC.

AI Engineer salary range in South Africa

$12.50/hr 25th
$23.00/hr Median
$73.25/hr 75th
$9.00/hr
$100.00/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $9.00/hr – $140.00/hr · outliers off-axis
Based on 10 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 19, 2026 from live listings
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Mindrift
CFD Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early Philippines · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Mindrift
Freelance Mechanical CFD Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early Philippines · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
The Global Talent Co.
Senior Full Stack Engineer - AI
The Global Talent Co.
⚡ Apply early South Africa - Gauteng (ZipRec... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
The Global Talent Co.
Junior Full Stack Engineer – AI
The Global Talent Co.
⚡ Apply early South Africa - Gauteng (ZipRec... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Pavago
AI Systems Engineer (LLM & AI Agent Development)
Pavago
⚡ Apply early South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mindrift
CAD Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early Philippines · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mindrift
Freelance Mechanical CAD&Simulation Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early Philippines · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
micro1
ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD)
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $124,800–$249,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
digiOutsource
Senior AI Engineer
digiOutsource
⚡ Apply early Johannesburg Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
ReWorks Solutions
AI Full-Stack Engineer
ReWorks Solutions
⚡ Apply early South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Takealot Group
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Takealot Group
⚡ Apply early South Africa Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
takealot.com
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
takealot.com
⚡ Apply early South Africa Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
OZ
Junior Software Engineer (AI-Enabled)
Ozow
⚡ Apply early Cape Town Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
OZ
Senior Software Engineer (AI-Enabled)
Ozow
⚡ Apply early Cape Town Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
OZ
Agentic AI Engineer
Ozow
⚡ Apply early Cape Town Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Hire Hangar
Senior AI Platform Engineer
Hire Hangar
⚡ Apply early Ukraine - Kyiv Onsite $30,000–$48,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
micro1
AI/ML Engineer, Internal Platforms
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $220,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Collinson Group
AI Operations Engineer
Collinson Group
⚡ Apply early Cape Town Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
T-Tech
Data & Integration Engineer (AI & Automation) - SA
T-Tech
⚡ Apply early South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Titanwh
Software Engineer (Mid-Level) - AI Focussed
Titanwh
⚡ Apply early Cape Town Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Pavago
AI-Augmented QA Engineer
Pavago
⚡ Apply early South Africa · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
micro1
Machine Learning Engineer
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $166,400–$291,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
micro1
AI/ML Engineer
micro1
⚡ Apply early Remote — 58 countries · location restricted $200,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
SearchApi
AI Integrations Engineer (Open Source · Web Search)
SearchApi
⚡ Apply early Remote - Lithuania · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
BV
AI-Native QA Automation Engineer
BVNK
⚡ Apply early South Africa/Bulgaria/Poland/... Onsite €40,000–€70,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many AI Engineer jobs in South Africa are open right now?
31 AI Engineer jobs in South Africa are open across 17 companies, as of October 20, 2026.
What do AI Engineer jobs in South Africa pay?
Across the 10 AI Engineer jobs in South Africa that disclose pay, the median is $47,840 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $26,000 and $152,360.
Which companies are hiring AI Engineer jobs in South Africa?
Mindrift, The Global Talent Co., Pavago, micro1 and digiOutsource are among the 17 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 October 20, 2026 at 16:58 UTC.

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