Senior NLP Engineer

Placements24; Willows (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development budget

Cutting-edge tools

Collaborative remote team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a motivated Senior NLP Engineer to join their AI team. This fully remote role involves developing and deploying advanced NLP models, from sentiment analysis to QA, and collaborating with data scientists.

You should have a Masters or PhD and at least 5 years in NLP, strong Python skills, and experience with NLTK, spaCy, and Hugging Face Transformers. Join a globally distributed team pushing the boundaries of language technology.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field with a focus on NLP.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Natural Language Processing development.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with NLP libraries and DL frameworks.
• Proven ability to build and deploy production-ready NLP models.
• Excellent understanding of linguistic concepts and computational methods for language.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy NLP models for sentiment analysis, classification, NER, and QA.
• Design NLP pipelines for preprocessing, feature extraction, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with product managers and data scientists to define features.
• Optimize models for performance, accuracy, and efficiency in production.
• Stay current with NLP and deep learning advancements.

Skills

NLP development

Python programming

Linguistic analysis

Model deployment

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics

PhD in NLP or related field

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior NLP Engineer to join their pioneering AI team. This role is fully remote, allowing you to contribute from anywhere while working on groundbreaking advancements in Natural Language Processing. You will be at the forefront of developing sophisticated language models, text analysis tools, and conversational AI systems that will redefine user interaction and data interpretation. This is a fantastic opportunity for an NLP expert to shape cutting-edge technology, drive innovation, and make a significant impact on a global scale from the comfort of their home office.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy advanced Natural Language Processing models for tasks such as sentiment analysis, text classification, named entity recognition, and question answering.
• Design and implement NLP pipelines for data preprocessing, feature extraction, and model evaluation.
• Collaborate with product managers and data scientists to define NLP features and integrate models into applications.
• Optimize NLP models for performance, accuracy, and efficiency in production environments.
• Conduct research and stay current with the latest advancements in NLP and deep learning for language.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field with a focus on NLP.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Natural Language Processing development.
• Strong programming skills in Python and extensive experience with NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers) and deep learning frameworks.
• Proven ability to build and deploy production-ready NLP models.
• Excellent understanding of linguistic concepts and computational methods for language analysis.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and comprehensive remote work benefits.
• Opportunity to work on challenging and impactful NLP projects from anywhere.
• Generous budget for professional development, including courses and conferences.
• Cutting-edge tools and technologies at your disposal.
• Supportive and collaborative remote team culture focused on innovation in Welkom 's virtual tech landscape.