Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-site work in Nelspruit

Professional development

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Placements24 in Nelspruit is seeking an NLP Specialist to join our AI team. You will design, build, and deploy NLP models and systems that understand, interpret, and generate human language across sentiment analysis, chatbots, text summarization, and translation.

Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers on NLP projects and contribute to cutting-edge research that translates into real-world applications within a dynamic, team‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in CS, Linguistics, or a related field with an NLP focus.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in NLP development.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement NLP models and algorithms.
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data to extract meaningful insights.
• Build and deploy NLP-powered applications, such as virtual assistants and text analytics tools.
• Evaluate and improve the performance of NLP systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers on NLP-related projects.

Skills

Python

NLP libraries

Machine learning for text

Deep learning for NLP

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/ Linguistics with NLP focus

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a specialist in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to join their innovative AI team in Nelspruit . This role is central to developing intelligent systems that can understand, interpret, and generate human language. You will work on diverse projects, including sentiment analysis, chatbots, text summarization, and machine translation, contributing directly to products that interact with users in sophisticated ways. This position offers a unique chance to apply your expertise in NLP to real-world challenges within a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement NLP models and algorithms.
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data to extract meaningful insights.
• Build and deploy NLP-powered applications, such as virtual assistants and text analytics tools.
• Evaluate and improve the performance of NLP systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers on NLP-related projects.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Linguistics, or a related field with an NLP focus.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in NLP development.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Strong understanding of machine learning techniques applicable to text data.
• Experience with deep learning models for NLP tasks is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
• On-site work environment fostering collaboration in Nelspruit .
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge NLP research and applications.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Engaging team culture focused on innovation and problem-solving.