NLP Engineer

Placements24; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional growth

Innovative NLP projects

Collaborative team culture

Bloemfontein location

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced NLP Engineer to join a cutting-edge AI team in Bloemfontein, South Africa. You will design, implement, and optimize NLP models to enable machines to understand human language.

You will work with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and libraries like Hugging Face Transformers and SpaCy to build scalable language solutions, collaborating with software engineers and product managers on real-world projects.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Proven experience with NLP techniques and libraries.
• Familiarity with deep learning models for text data (e.g., RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers).
• Excellent understanding of linguistics, statistics, and machine learning principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy NLP models for text classification, sentiment analysis, NER, and translation.
• Utilize deep learning frameworks and libraries to build robust NLP solutions.
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data, preparing it for model training.
• Collaborate with software engineers and product managers to integrate NLP capabilities into products.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research and trends in NLP and AI.

Skills

Python

NLP techniques

Deep learning (DL)

Linguistics knowledge

Statistics

ML concepts

Education

Master's or PhD in CS / Computational Linguistics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face Transformers

SpaCy

Job description

About the Role

Our client is looking for a talented NLP Engineer to join their cutting-edge team focused on AI and Emerging Technologies in Bloemfontein . You will be responsible for developing and implementing natural language processing models and solutions that enable machines to understand and process human language. This is an exciting opportunity to work on challenging projects, contribute to the advancement of AI, and collaborate with a passionate team of experts. Join us in shaping the future of human-computer interaction through sophisticated NLP advancements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy NLP models for tasks such as text classification, sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, and machine translation.
• Utilize deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and libraries (e.g., Hugging Face Transformers, SpaCy) to build robust NLP solutions.
• Process and analyze large volumes of text data, preparing it for model training.
• Collaborate with software engineers and product managers to integrate NLP capabilities into products and services.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research and trends in NLP and artificial intelligence.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Proven experience with NLP techniques and libraries.
• Familiarity with deep learning models for text data (e.g., RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers).
• Excellent understanding of linguistics, statistics, and machine learning principles.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
• Work on innovative NLP projects in a dynamic research environment.
• Collaborative team culture in Bloemfontein .
• Access to significant computational resources for model training and experimentation.