Lead AI Engineer

Ovations Technologies

📍 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

full time Computer Occupations

Job Description

This is a 6 month contract role with our client in the Fintech Space.

Lead AI Engineer, you will serve as the absolute technical authority for production-grade AI solutions across our Fintech ecosystem. This is a strategic, high-impact engineering leadership position where you will translate AI strategy into buildable, scalable architecture, moving enterprise AI from isolated pilots into secure, daily production.

Key Responsibilities

  • AI Engineering Leadership: Set the gold standard for enterprise AI code quality, architecture patterns, API design, and observability while mentoring Full Stack AI and automation engineers.
  • Solution Architecture & Delivery: Own the end-to-end technical design and deployment of high-visibility MVPs, including voice/IVR automation, finance bots, automated testing tools, and internal knowledge copilots.