Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional growth support

Conference attendance

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks an experienced NLP Specialist to develop and deploy language models that understand and generate human language. You will work on sentiment analysis, classification, NER, and translation, collaborating with data scientists and engineers to integrate solutions into products.

You will design and evaluate models using transformers and LSTMs, perform data preprocessing, and stay current with NLP research.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in CS, Computational Linguistics, or related field.
• 3+ years of NLP development and research experience.
• Strong Python skills and NLP libraries (NLTK, spaCy, Transformers).
• Proficient ML concepts and deep learning frameworks.
• Experience with text preprocessing, feature engineering, and evaluation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy NLP models for sentiment analysis, classification, named entity recognition, and translation.
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data using various NLP techniques.
• Build and fine-tune language models (transformers, LSTMs) for specific applications.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate NLP solutions into products and services.
• Evaluate the performance of NLP models and iterate to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Stay updated on the latest research and advancements in the field of NLP.

Skills

Python programming

NLP model development

ML concepts

Deep learning frameworks

Text preprocessing & feature Eng.

Model evaluation for NLP tasks

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science / Computational Linguistics or related field

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a skilled Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist to join their dynamic team in Bloemfontein . You will be responsible for developing and implementing NLP models and applications that enable machines to understand, interpret, and generate human language. This role involves working with text data, building sophisticated language models, and contributing to products that enhance user interaction and information extraction. If you have a passion for linguistics, machine learning, and building intelligent language systems, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy NLP models for tasks such as sentiment analysis, text classification, named entity recognition, and machine translation.
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data using various NLP techniques.
• Build and fine-tune language models (e.g., transformers, LSTMs) for specific applications.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate NLP solutions into products and services.
• Evaluate the performance of NLP models and iterate to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Stay updated on the latest research and advancements in the field of NLP.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in NLP development and research.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Proficiency in machine learning concepts and deep learning frameworks.
• Experience with text preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation for NLP tasks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge NLP projects in Bloemfontein .
• Support for professional growth and conference attendance.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Contribution to impactful language technology solutions.