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AI Automation Engineer
Remote (EAT)
Full-time · Remote
Posted 5/28/2026
KES 280k–420k / month
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About the role
We're
investing
heavily
in
operational
AI:
extraction,
classification,
scheduling
and
automated
reporting.
You'll
own
the
AI
layer
across
multiple
client
products.
What you'll do
Design and ship LLM extraction pipelines with strict JSON schemas
Evaluate model quality with offline test sets and live shadow traffic
Optimize cost-per-call and latency across providers
Partner with product to identify high-leverage automation targets
What we're looking for
3+ years in software engineering, including production AI/ML work
Hands-on with OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini APIs
Strong Python or TypeScript
Comfort building evals — not just prompts
Nice to have
Vision model experience (receipt / document parsing)
Vector DB experience (pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate)
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Kenya
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Nairobi
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