NLP Engineer

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Hybrid work model

Professional growth opportunities

Conference access

Job summary

Placements24 in Nelspruit is seeking a skilled NLP Engineer to join a cutting-edge AI team. You'll develop and refine NLP models, process large text data, and build applications for sentiment analysis, text summarization, and conversational AI.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in a relevant field, 2+ years of NLP experience, strong Python skills, and experience with libraries such as NLTK, SpaCy, and Hugging Face Transformers, plus TensorFlow or PyTorch.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field with a focus on NLP.
• 2+ years of professional experience in Natural Language Processing.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with NLP libraries like NLTK, SpaCy, Hugging Face Transformers.
• Proficiency with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) for NLP tasks.
• Solid understanding of language technologies and NLP concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy NLP models for applications including text classification, named entity recognition, and question answering.
• Implement and fine-tune state-of-the-art NLP architectures such as Transformers (BERT, GPT, etc.).
• Process, clean, and manage large volumes of text data for training and evaluation.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP capabilities into products.
• Evaluate and benchmark NLP model performance, iterating to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Python programming

NLP libraries

Transformers

Deep learning

NLP

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Computational Linguistics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a skilled NLP Engineer to join their cutting-edge AI team in Nelspruit . This role is centered on developing and refining natural language processing models and applications that enable machines to understand, interpret, and generate human language. You will work with large text datasets, apply advanced ML techniques, and collaborate with a team of experts to build intelligent systems for tasks like sentiment analysis, text summarization, and conversational AI. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that enhance human-computer interaction and unlock insights from unstructured text data.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy NLP models for various applications including text classification, named entity recognition, and question answering.
• Implement and fine-tune state-of-the-art NLP architectures such as Transformers (BERT, GPT, etc.).
• Process, clean, and manage large volumes of text data for training and evaluation.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP capabilities into existing and new products.
• Evaluate and benchmark NLP model performance, iterating to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field with a focus on NLP.
• 2+ years of professional experience in Natural Language Processing.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with NLP libraries like NLTK, SpaCy, Hugging Face Transformers.
• Proficiencywithdeeplearningframeworks(TensorFlow,PyTorch)forNLPtasks.
• Solidunderstandingoflanguag

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Opportunities for professional growth, including access to specialized NLP training and conferences.
• A hybrid work model offering flexibility and collaborative team environment in Nelspruit .
• Work on challenging and impactful projects in the rapidly evolving field of AI.