Senior Computational Linguist ( French )

Defined.ai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 122,100 - 134,400; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI firm is seeking a Senior Computational Linguist fluent in French and English to enhance AI technologies for top companies. Responsibilities include annotating linguistic data, analyzing data, and developing NLP/NLU systems. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics and experience in programming and linguistic analysis. The position is full-time and located in Seattle with a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• Native speaker of French and fluent in English.
• Experience in annotating linguistic data.
• Knowledge in semantics, syntax, morphology or lexicography.

Responsibilities

• Annotating and reviewing linguistic data.
• Collecting data and performing data analysis.
• Evaluating current system outputs and providing solutions.
• Translation and localization tasks.

Skills

Annotation work

Linguistic data analysis

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Python scripting

Relational databases & SQL

Native/fluent in French

Fluent in English

Education

Degree in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics

Degree in computer science with a minor in linguistics

Job description

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About the role

At Defined.ai, we make machines smarter for Fortune 500 companies. Our focus is on improving Artificial Intelligence technologies through natural language processing – and we need linguists to train new models. We are looking for Senior Computational Linguists native/fluent in French to work in a project with Meta.

Start Date

Start date is as soon as possible.

Location

On site in Burlingame (SF) or Redmond (Seattle) or New York.

Weekly scope

General: Linguists will help build out the NLU workflows and workstreams required by defining and delivering data annotation pipelines, annotation guidelines, golden datasets, training datasets, evaluation criteria, process improvements, upskilling programs, etc. You would be working on the following work streams:

• building test and evaluation training sets
• evaluation and analysis of product features
• rules engine, tweaking the engine for the model outputs
• triage
• multimodal features, chatbot experiences, packing the AI into glasses

The role of the computational linguist is to help develop and improve our client’s NLP/NLU systems. Tasks may include but are not limited to:

• Annotating and reviewing linguistic data – part of speech annotation, semantic annotation, phonetic transcription
• Collect data and perform data analysis
• Labelling text for disambiguation, and (inverse) text normalization
• Evaluating current system outputs, detect incidental and systemic errors and provide solutions
• Translation and localization tasks
• Creating and evaluating training and test sets
• Native speaker on one of the target language and fluent in English.
• Experience in using, adapting and creating scripts in python
• Knowledge of relational databases and using, adapting and creating SQL queries
• Experience in annotation work
• Knowledge of semantics, syntax, morphology or lexicography
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Be able to work independently with confidence and little oversight

Desired Skills

• Degree in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics, or a degree computer science with a minor in linguistics
• Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; learn in-house tools

About Us

Defined.ai offers a platform with multiple data delivery options that leverages machine learning technology and human intelligence to deliver quality-guaranteed training data for AI systems. The platform offers self-service and fully customizable solutions that deliver high-quality project-specific training data, enabling AI products reach market quicker. It is this business model that has allowed Defined.ai to raise a total of $63.6M in funding over 4 rounds. Our value proposition is quality, privacy, speed and scale, covering more than 50 different languages. With strong expertise in speech and natural language processing technologies, we have been serving AI companies and Fortune 500 companies since day one. Defined.ai was founded in Seattle and has an office in Lisbon.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Seattle, WA $122,100.00-$134,400.00 2 days ago