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Learning Systems Engineer
Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Experience
Mid
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Apply by
August 21, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Home
Job Description
Intro
At peopleworth, we support work where people and performance thrive. As part of our Employer Group, we work with a variety of forward-thinking partners and are excited to share this opportunity that sits within our growing group.
Role Overview
The Learning Systems Engineer will safeguard the technical integrity of an AI Engineering learning programme, ensuring that code, integrations and learner development environments are reliable, reproducible and ready for delivery. This is a hands-on technical assurance and support role for someone who combines strong engineering discipline with patience, clear communication and a genuine interest in education.
The role does not own subject-matter expertise or curriculum authorship. Its focus is to verify, maintain and support the technical systems through which learning is built and delivered.
Key Responsibilities
- Verify that code, technical activities and model solutions run successfully from end to end in the approved target environment before progressing to formal content and academic review
- Test integrations between learning storyboards, externally developed code, repositories, learner environments and the Canvas learning management system
- Identify technical gaps, dependency issues and failure points where learning content, code and platform components connect
- Set up and maintain learner repositories, environment configurations, API connections and supporting developer tooling across cohorts
- Ensure learner environments remain stable, reproducible and appropriately version-controlled throughout development and live delivery
- Define clear technical acceptance criteria for work produced by external technical contributors and review outputs against those standards
- Provide front-line technical support to learners during live delivery, diagnosing and resolving environment, code and integration issues in real time
- Respond rapidly to technical incidents during delivery windows so that learning sessions can continue with minimal disruption
- Coach Learning Experience Designers and other non-technical colleagues to use Git, AI-assisted workflows and developer environments confidently in their day-to-day work
- Build lightweight internal automations and AI-assisted routines that reduce repetitive testing, validation and build activities
- Contribute practical technical input into decisions about portfolio publishing, development environments and other elements of the learning technology stack
- Demonstrated experience in software testing, technical quality assurance, code review or a closely related engineering role
- Strong ability to read, run, test and debug code written by other developers
- Proficiency with Python and confidence troubleshooting dependency, configuration and runtime issues
- Practical understanding of AI application patterns, including large language model APIs, retrieval-augmented generation and agent-based workflows
- Proficiency with Git-based development workflows, repository management and continuous integration and deployment practices
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting developer environments, APIs, databases, hosting services and system integrations
- Strong systems-thinking capability, with the ability to identify dependencies, risks and likely failure modes across a technical toolchain
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools and the ability to support non-technical colleagues in adopting them responsibly
- Clear, patient communication skills and confidence supporting learners and stakeholders during time-sensitive live delivery
- A calm and responsive approach to resolving technical issues under pressure
- A genuine interest in learning, education and the effective use of technology to support learner outcomes
- Experience with some of the following would be valuable: GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, GitLab Duo, Claude, Claude Code, Python 3.12, uv, PostgreSQL, pgvector, Render, Google Cloud Run, Streamlit, Canvas, LLM APIs, H5P, GitLab Pages or GitHub Pages
- Collaborative, people-centered performance culture.
- Opportunities to grow in a fast-paced environment.
- - Meaningful work supporting dependable and accessible learning experiences.
Our Recruitment Process
The peopleworth Employer Group follows a fair, transparent, and multi-stage recruitment process designed to ensure mutual fit.
1. Application Submission: Complete the online form and answer brief application questions.
2. Initial Screening: Your application is reviewed for role alignment; successful candidates move to the longlist.
3. Video Interview Stage: You’ll be invited to record short responses to 3–4 role-specific questions.
4. Live Interviews: Shortlisted candidates join first-round interviews (and, where applicable, second or third rounds depending on the role).
5. Final Shortlist & Verification: Reference and background checks are completed.
6. Offer & Contracting: Successful candidates receive formal offers and contract documents.
7. Pre-boarding & Onboarding: Once accepted, you’ll complete a pre-boarding process before officially joining your employing organisation within the Employer Group.
Throughout every stage, we value clear communication, respectful engagement, and timely feedback.
Key Responsibilities
- Verify code, technical activities, and model solutions run successfully in target environments before content review.
- Test integrations between learning storyboards, code, repositories, and the Canvas LMS.
- Identify technical gaps, dependency issues, and failure points in learning content and platform components.
- Set up and maintain learner repositories, environment configurations, API connections, and developer tooling.
- Ensure learner environments remain stable, reproducible, and version-controlled.
- Define technical acceptance criteria for external contributors and review outputs against standards.
- Provide front-line technical support to learners during live delivery, diagnosing and resolving issues.
- Respond rapidly to technical incidents during delivery windows to minimize disruption.
- Coach Learning Experience Designers and non-technical colleagues in using Git, AI-assisted workflows, and developer environments.
- Build lightweight internal automations and AI-assisted routines to reduce repetitive testing and validation.
- Contribute technical input into decisions about portfolio publishing and development environments.
Skills Required
PythonGitAI application patternsLarge language model APIsRetrieval-augmented generationAgent-based workflowsGit-based development workflowsContinuous integration and deploymentDeveloper environment configurationAPI configurationDatabase configurationHosting servicesSystem integrationsSoftware testingTechnical quality assuranceCode reviewCommunicationPatienceSystems thinkingProblem solvingCalm under pressureCollaborationGitLabGitLab CI/CDGitLab DuoClaudeClaude CodePython 3.12uvPostgreSQLpgvectorRenderGoogle Cloud RunStreamlitCanvasLLM APIsH5PGitLab PagesGitHub Pages
Benefits
- Collaborative, people-centered performance culture
- Opportunities to grow in a fast-paced environment
- Meaningful work supporting dependable and accessible learning experiences
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