Hybrid NLP ML Engineer — Build Next-Gen Language AI

Placements24; United States; Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement planning

Hybrid work model

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer specialized in NLP to join our growing team on a hybrid basis at our Randburg, ZA office. You will develop and deploy NLP models powering text analysis, sentiment detection, chatbots, and language generation.

Work with researchers and engineers to scale solutions and pipelines. The ideal candidate has a strong NLP foundation, proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks, and hands-on experience with large text datasets and

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in Machine Learning Engineering with a focus on NLP.
• Strong understanding of NLP concepts, techniques, and libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Proficiency in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience with text data preprocessing, tokenization, and embedding techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models for NLP tasks.
• Implement and fine-tune state-of-the-art NLP architectures (e.g., Transformers, LSTMs).
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data, including cleaning and feature engineering.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP models into production systems.
• Evaluate model performance and implement strategies for improvement.
• Stay current with the latest research and advancements in NLP and deep learning.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of NLP-specific data pipelines.
• Work with stakeholders to understand requirements for language-based AI features.
• Optimize NLP models for efficiency, scalability, and deployment constraints.
• Document models, code, and experiments clearly and comprehensively.

Skills

NLP expertise

Python

Deep learning

Model deployment

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science/Linguistics/Computational Linguistics

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Transformers

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer specialized in NLP to join our growing team on a hybrid basis at our Randburg, ZA office. You will develop and deploy NLP models powering text analysis, sentiment detection, chatbots, and language generation.

Work with researchers and engineers to scale solutions and pipelines. The ideal candidate has a strong NLP foundation, proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks, and hands-on experience with large text datasets and