NLP Research Engineer

Harnham; New York (NY); Remote; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering financial services organization is seeking an NLP Research Engineer to develop advanced natural language processing solutions. This role involves innovating AI models, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits in a fully remote setting.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Generous PTO

Performance bonus

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of professional experience in applied NLP or LLM-based system development.
• Strong foundation in building and deploying NLP models in production settings.
• Demonstrated experience scaling models across large, unstructured datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement novel NLP and LLM architectures tailored for legal and financial datasets.
• Own projects from prototyping through production, leading 0-to-1 development of scalable NLP systems.
• Enhance model performance through fine-tuning and optimization.

Skills

NLP

LLM

Python

Machine Learning

Communication

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, or Computational Linguistics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

HuggingFace

spaCy

Job description

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Building AI/ML & Data/Software Engineering Teams Across The US

NLP Research Engineer

Location: Fully Remote

Compensation: $200,000 – $240,000 base salary + performance bonus + comprehensive benefits

About the Company:

We are working with a pioneering financial services organization operating at the intersection of law and AI innovation. This company is redefining how AI technologies support legal and financial professionals—driving efficiency, insight, and scale in a highly regulated industry. As they expand, they’re investing heavily in cutting-edge NLP and LLM research to power their next generation of AI products. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to AI innovation with tangible, real-world impact.

THE ROLE

As an NLP Research Engineer, you will be central to developing and deploying advanced natural language processing solutions that tackle complex challenges in the legal-financial domain. Reporting into senior technical leadership, your work will span early-stage research through production-grade implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• AI Model Innovation: Design and implement novel NLP and LLM architectures tailored for domain-specific applications across legal and financial datasets.
• Research to Production: Own projects from prototyping through production, leading 0-to-1 development of scalable NLP systems.
• Model Optimization: Enhance model performance through fine-tuning, prompt engineering, retrieval augmentation, and inference optimization.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, engineering, and executive teams to align AI capabilities with strategic goals.
• Thought Leadership: Help shape internal best practices in applied NLP/LLM development, and contribute to research papers and IP generation.
• Mentorship & Guidance: Provide technical insight and mentorship to junior researchers and engineers.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

We’re seeking an experienced, hands-on NLP practitioner with a deep understanding of AI system development:

• 5–8 years of professional experience in applied NLP or LLM-based system development.
• Strong foundation in building and deploying NLP models in production settings.
• Proficiency with Python and modern ML/NLP frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, spaCy, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience scaling models across large, unstructured datasets.
• Applied research background with a proven track record of translating research into real-world tools and platforms.
• Deep understanding of LLM architectures, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working in agile, high-ownership environments.
• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Computational Linguistics, or related field (PhD preferred).
• Publication record in respected AI/NLP venues (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR) is highly desirable.

THE BENEFITS

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary of $200,000 – $240,000 + performance bonus
• Innovation Ownership: Drive the development of novel NLP applications and contribute to IP
• Remote Flexibility: Work from anywhere in the U.S.
• Full Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401(k), generous PTO, and more

HOW TO APPLY

To explore this opportunity, please submit your resume to Luc Simpson-Kent using the Apply link on this page.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Analyst and Research

• Industries

  Financial Services and Research Services

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