AI Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist

Placements24; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Cutting-edge AI tools

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced AI NLP Specialist to join its Queenstown team. You will develop, train, and deploy advanced NLP solutions that help machines understand and generate human language, across text analysis, sentiment, chatbots, translation, and information extraction.

You will collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP capabilities into applications, while designing robust models and pipelines. A strong background in ML for NLP and data preprocessing is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS, Computational Linguistics, or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on NLP development and research.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (NLTK, spaCy, Transformers).
• Strong understanding of deep learning architectures for NLP (RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers).
• Experience with data preprocessing techniques for text data.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy NLP models for text classification, entity recognition, and summarization.
• Design and implement algorithms for sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and language generation.
• Work with large text datasets: cleaning, preprocessing, feature engineering.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP into applications.
• Evaluate and fine-tune NLP models to improve accuracy and performance.

Skills

Python programming

NLP expertise

Deep learning for NLP

Data preprocessing

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science / Computational Linguistics

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Transformers

Job description

About the Role

Our client is looking for an experienced AI Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist to join their dedicated team in Queenstown . This role is focused on developing and implementing sophisticated NLP models and solutions that enable machines to understand, interpret, and generate human language. You will work on exciting projects related to text analysis, sentiment analysis, chatbots, machine translation, and information extraction. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of linguistic structures, advanced machine learning techniques, and a proven ability to build robust NLP systems that enhance user interaction and data insights, contributing to a team that values innovation and collaborative problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy NLP models for various language-related tasks (e.g., text classification, entity recognition, summarization).
• Design and implement algorithms for sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and language generation.
• Work with large volumes of text data, performing cleaning, preprocessing, and feature engineering.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP capabilities into applications and services.
• Evaluate and fine-tune NLP models to improve accuracy and performance.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in NLP development and research.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Transformers).
• Strong understanding of deep learning architectures for NLP (e.g., RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers).
• Experience with data preprocessing techniques for text data is essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and attractive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on challenging and impactful NLP projects .
• Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies in AI and NLP.
• Support for professional development and learning.
• A collaborative and forward-thinking work environment.