NLP/Machine Learning Engineer

Roberts Recruiting, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company is seeking an experienced NLP/ML specialist to design and implement advanced software solutions in Boston, MA. As part of an agile team, you will work closely with product management to develop creative solutions based on deep NLP knowledge. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, strong programming skills, and experience in NLP software development.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years experience designing NLP software solutions.
• Familiarity with diverse computing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements creative software solutions for a broad range of problems.
• Collaborates with peers and architects to ensure correctness of solutions.

Skills

Strong programming skills in a high level language, preferably Java

Deep knowledge of NLP

Experience with multiple NLP and ML toolsets

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Math

Masters' Degree or Advanced Degree in Linguistics

Tools

Linux

Python

Bash

SQL

JavaScript

Job description

The NLP/ML will design and implement elements of our technically advanced NLP pipeline under the guidance of product management on a team organized in agile scrum. The position places a premium on creative strongly engineered solutions and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements creative software solutions for a broad range of problems.
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of NLP prior art.
• Experienced at tuning NLP models for best trade offs for the application.
• Works with product management to make sure solutions addresses all requirements.
• Does a full technical analysis to select a proper solution.
• Collaborates with peers and architects to ensure correctness of solutions and compatibility with platform.
• Incorporates an expansive set of unit tests to provide reasonable test coverage and protection from regressions.
• Characterizes performance of solutions for adequate speed and scale.
• Documents solutions clearly and works with QA organization to ensure proper testing.
• Functions within an agile scrum team, embracing all tenets of scrum.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Math.
• Masters' Degree or Advanced Degree in Linguisticsa huge plus.
• 2-6 years experience designing NLP software solutions.
• Strong programming skills in a high level language, preferably Java.
• Familiarity with diverse set of computing technologies: Linux, Python, Bash, SQL, JavaScript.
• Experience with multiple NLP and ML toolsets.