AI Engineer
AB InBev
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at AB InBev is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
About us
AB InBevis the leading global brewer and one of the world’s top 5 consumer product companies. With over 500 beer brands, we’re number one or two in many of the world’s top beer markets, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
AboutAB InBevGrowth Group
Created in 2022, the Growth Group unifies our business-to-business (B2B), direct-to-consumer (DTC), Sales & Distribution, and Marketing teams. By bringing together global tech and commercial functions, the Growth Group allows us to fully leverage data and drive digital transformation and organic growth forAB InBevaround the world.
In addition to supporting well known global beer brands like Corona, Budweiser and Michelob Ultra, the Growth Group is home to a robust suite of digital products including our B2B digital commerce platform BEES, on-demand delivery services Ze Delivery and TaDa Delivery, and table top beer keg PerfectDraft.
We are an exceptional team, focused on understanding and supporting consumer and customer needs, harnessing new technology, and scaling growth opportunities.
What you'll do:
* Design, develop, and deploy multi-agent AI systems for reasoning, planning, and task execution.
* Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines, using orchestration tools and frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph,AzureAI Foundry).
* Optimize model serving for low-latency, high-throughput inference using frameworks like KServe, Triton Inference Server, or Ray Serve.
* Build observability and evaluation frameworks to monitor agent reasoning, success rates, and failure cases.
* Collaborate with ML and data engineers to integrate structured and unstructured data sources into agent workflows.
* Apply security and alignment techniques (guardrails, prompt injection prevention, red-teaming) to ensure robust behavior.
* Work in a CI/CD environment (AzureDevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) for rapid iteration and reliable deployment.
* Participate in architectural decisions involving distributed systems, GPU usage, caching strategies, and memory management.
What you'll need:
* Strong proficiency inPython(for prototyping) and C++/Go (for performance-critical components).
* Proven experience with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, Mistral, or similar).
* Practical experience with agent orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel).
* Deep understanding of search and retrieval systems (vector databases like Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Milvus).
* Knowledge of distributed systems and experience deploying ML models in Kubernetes/AKS/EKS/GKE environments.
* Familiarity with ONNX Runtime, TensorRT, or DeepSpeed for inference optimization.
* Experience with public clouds (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep).
* Understanding of AI security (prompt injection, data leakage, adversarial testing).
Nice to have:
* Experience with multi-agent simulations (AutoGen, CrewAI, OpenAI Swarm).
* Background in red-teaming and offensive security for AI models.
* Knowledge of graph databases (Neo4j, ArangoDB) for agent memory and reasoning.
* Publications, research contributions, or involvement in open-source projects related to LLM or agent frameworks.
What We Offer:
* Performance based bonus*
* Attendance Bonus*
* Private pension plan
* Meal Allowance
* Casual office and dress code
* Days off*
* Health, dental, and life insurance
* Medicines discounts
* WellHub partnership
* Childcare subsidies
* Discounts on Ambev products*
* Clube Ben partnership
* Scholarship*
* School materials assurance
* Language and training platforms
* Transport allowance
*Rules applied
Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action:
AB InBevGrowth Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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Remember: your data will never be used as elimination criteria in selection processes. With them,AB InBevGrowth Group is able to analyze diversity and reduce biases in selection processes. We want to contribute to changing this reality by being an inclusive company.
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