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riivo (pty) ltd

Junior AI Engineer

riivo (pty) ltdName Verified
riivo.ioURL Verified
Cape Town, South AfricaFull-timeEntry LevelHybridEngineering (General)Reports to: Platform LeadPosted 19 Jun 2026

Job Overview

We're hiring a Junior AI Engineer to learn fast, work hard, and grow with us. This isn't a role where we expect you to arrive with deep platform experience. We're looking for aptitude, a strong work ethic, and a real curiosity about AI and how to build with it. You'll start by getting hands-on across our work, and as your strengths emerge we'll help you specialise, whether that leans toward custom engineering or Power Platform. If you're the kind of person who teaches yourself things on weekends and gets genuinely excited about what AI can do, we want to talk to you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Learn riivo's stack and ways of working quickly, supported by senior engineers and structured mentoring.

  • Contribute to client and internal projects under guidance, taking on more ownership as your skills develop.

  • Build, test, and iterate on solutions across AI-assisted development, Power Platform, and custom engineering as you find your footing.

  • Apply AI tools thoughtfully in your own work to learn faster and build better.

  • Ask good questions, absorb feedback, and apply our best practices and standards.

  • Help with the smaller pieces that keep projects moving, and grow toward owning larger ones

Required Qualifications

  • A genuine, demonstrable interest in AI and how to build with it.

  • Aptitude and mouldability: a fast learner who's eager to be shaped and to grow in whatever direction plays to their strengths.

  • A strong work ethic and a self-starter attitude.

  • Some engineering, development, or computer science qualification (degree, diploma, bootcamp, or equivalent self-taught foundation).

  • Solid problem-solving instincts and logical thinking.

  • Good communication skills and a collaborative attitude.

Skills & Requirements

AI CuriosityProblem SolvingFast LearnerWork EthicSoftware Development FundamentalsClaudeBubble.ioPower PlatformMicrosoftCustom EngineeringSelf Starter

Preferred Qualifications

  • Projects you've built with Claude (or other AI tools), Bubble, or Power Platform, share them.

  • Any coding or development experience, personal projects, or a portfolio.

  • Exposure to web development, low-code/no-code platforms, or automation.

  • Evidence of self-directed learning: courses, side projects, things you've taught yourself.

About This Job

riivo is an AI-native software delivery company building intelligent systems on Microsoft Power Platform and custom engineering stacks. We're a tight, senior team, which means as a junior you'll learn directly from experienced engineers rather than getting lost in a crowd. We invest in people, we move fast, and we give talented juniors real responsibility as soon as they're ready. If you want to grow quickly and work at the front edge of AI-native development, this is a great place to start.