AI Developer - NLP Specialist

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based incentives

Health and retirement benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented AI Developer specialized in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to join our client’s Mahikeng team. You will design and implement NLP solutions, including chatbots, sentiment analysis, and text summarization, focusing on real-world language tasks.

The role requires 2+ years of NLP experience, strong Python skills, and familiarity with spaCy, NLTK, and Hugging Face Transformers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS, Linguistics, or related field.
• 2+ years of NLP development experience.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (NLTK, spaCy, transformers).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement NLP models and algorithms for language tasks.
• Preprocess and analyze large text datasets for training and evaluation.
• Integrate NLP capabilities into existing apps and new products.
• Experiment with NLP techniques including Transformers.
• Evaluate, fine-tune, and optimize NLP models for performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver AI solutions.

Skills

Python

NLP concepts

Machine Learning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Linguistics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a talented AI Developer with a specialization in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to join their innovative team in Mahikeng. This role will involve designing, developing, and implementing AI solutions that understand, interpret, and generate human language. You will work on exciting projects such as chatbots, sentiment analysis, text summarization, and machine translation. This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to apply your expertise in NLP to real-world challenges, contributing to the development of intelligent systems that enhance user interaction and information processing, all within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement NLP models and algorithms for various language-based tasks.
• Preprocess and analyze large volumes of text data for training and evaluation.
• Integrate NLP capabilities into existing applications and new product development.
• Experiment with different NLP techniques, including deep learning architectures (e.g., RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers).
• Evaluate and fine-tune NLP models for optimal performance, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver effective AI solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in developing NLP applications and solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Python and NLP libraries such as NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers.
• Solid understanding of machine learning principles and deep learning frameworks.
• Experience with text data preprocessing, feature extraction, and model evaluation techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid setting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development in NLP and AI.
• Hybrid work model promoting work-life balance.
• Be part of a team creating impactful language-based AI technologies in Mahikeng.