Ubulu Africa is a digital innovation hub committed to driving impactful digital innovation across Africa. With a focus on venture building and ecosystem building, Ubulu Africa endeavours to catalyze economic empowerment and sustainable development by fostering collaboration between innovators, startups, corporate organisations, academic institutions, and gov...
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This is a senior individual contributor role with leadership reach.
You will design and build AI solutions that power Ubulu Africa's platforms and programmes, provide technical direction to the data and AI function, and shape the Ubulu AI Lab's research and advisory outputs.
The work spans the full data and AI lifecycle - from data architecture and pipeline design through model development, deployment, and monitoring.
You bring technical depth, clear communication, and the maturity to know when to build, when to adapt, and when to advise.
Who You Will Do
Lead the design and development of data infrastructure, AI models, and intelligent systems across Ubulu Africa's platforms and programmes
Build production-ready AI solutions - taking work from concept through deployment, monitoring, and iteration
Develop and maintain data architecture that is reliable, well-documented, and built to scale
Apply machine learning, NLP, and AI agent frameworks to real innovation ecosystem and enterprise challenges
Provide technical direction and mentorship to the Associate Data & AI Engineer, building a culture of rigour and continuous learning within the team
Contribute research, insights, and advisory outputs under the Ubulu AI Lab identity - for clients, partners, and the broader ecosystem
Collaborate with product, programme, and engineering colleagues to embed AI capabilities where they create the most value.
What You Bring
5 or more years of hands-on experience in data engineering, machine learning, or applied AI
A clear track record of taking AI solutions from concept through to production deployment - and maintaining them well
Strong foundations in data architecture, model development, and deployment pipelines
Experience with NLP, conversational AI, or AI agent development is a strong advantage
The ability to communicate complex AI concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
A collaborative and generative approach - you are as comfortable guiding a junior colleague as solving a hard technical problem
Genuine interest in the role of AI in African development and innovation contexts
Experience working in innovation ecosystems, enterprise, government, or international development is an advantage.
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