Senior Data Scientist / Generative AI Specialist
Devoteam·1 day ago
We are seeking a passionate Senior Data Scientist with at least 5 years of experience in designing, building, and deploying AI and Machine Learning applications.
As an expert in Machine learning, Generative AI, LLMs, MLOps, and AI solution design, you will play a pivotal role in designing, architecting and delivering high-value AI projects for clients, while driving best practices across our technical community.
Key Responsibilities
Client Advisory: Engage with clients and key stakeholders to identify AI transformation opportunities and understand business goals and requirements.
Architecture & Generative AI: Collaborate with client teams to architect, design, and deploy cutting-edge solutions powered by Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
Modeling & Tech stack Selection: Evaluate, select, and fine-tune ML/DL/ LLM models tailored to specific business challenges using the adequate tools from AI ecosystems.
Production & MLOps: Drive DevOps and MLOps best practices (CI/CD, containerization, orchestration) to automate deployment, monitoring, and performance tracking of production AI models.
Technical Expertise
Generative AI: Deep proficiency in Transformer architectures and foundation models LLMs/SLMs diffusion models,
Information retrieval: grounding LLMs with the right Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques.
Machine Learning & Deep Learning: Advanced expertise in Python and core frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, Transformers; etc.).
Cloud & Infrastructure: Practical experience with cloud platforms (GCP or Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
Data Engineering: Solid capabilities in data collection, cleaning, feature engineering, and data pipeline design and deployment.
Computer Vision / TTS/ STT: Experience or knowledge in image recognition, object detection, VLMs, and transcription models.
Soft Skills & Personal Attributes
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and in English, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Problem-Solving: Strong analytical mindset capable of converting ambiguous business problems into structured technical solutions.
Mobility & Flexibility: Fully willing and available for business travel between Tunis and Riyadh (KSA).
Education & Experience
Master’s or Engineering degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Science , Machine Learning and AI, with a proven track record of deploying models and AI applications to production.
Market context
Measured from remote postings we have tracked ourselves — not self-reported survey data.
What Senior Data Science roles in Africa pay
- 25th
- $54k
- Median
- $90k
- 75th
- $120k
Based on 25 comparable postings with disclosed salaries, last 12 months.
How Devoteam is hiring
- Last 90 days
- 626 roles
- Total tracked
- 2,415
- Hiring across
- 12 job families
Tracked since December 2025.