Junior Specialist: Software Engineer

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Towerhill, Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape
Junior
Financial Services
The Role
As a Junior Specialist: Software Engineer, you will write clean code, assist in developing and deploying machine learning models, preprocess datasets, and collaborate with teams to implement solutions while performing testing and debugging.
Summary Generated by Built In

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

To provide specialist advice, support, development and implementation of business use-cases associated with a delivery of ML solutions.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Write clean, efficient code for software applications (web, mobile, backend).
  • Assist in the development and deployment of machine learning models.
  • Preprocess and clean datasets for ML applications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and implement solutions.
  • Perform unit testing and debugging of code.
  • Continuously learn and stay updated on best practices in software development and ML.

Key Skills:

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Git
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Unit Testing

Nice-to-Haves:

  • Background in Machine Learning (ML) and model deployment.
  • Familiarity with LLM (Large Language Models) and Transformer architectures.
  • Experience with PySpark for big data processing.

Skills & Traits:

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Willingness to learn and take on new challenges in software engineering and machine learning.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

Top Skills

Python
SQL
The Company
HQ: Johannesburg
39,055 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond.

We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.

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