Remote Lead AI Engineer - NLP & Conversational AI

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Remote-first with home office support

Conference attendance & advanced NLP训练

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer (NLP) to drive the architecture and execution of advanced conversational AI and language understanding systems. You will lead a global, remote team of engineers and researchers, shaping technical direction and delivering scalable NLP solutions.

The role requires 6+ years in AI/ML with NLP specialization, strong leadership, and deep experience with Python and major NLP libraries.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with a strong specialization in Natural Language Processing.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and managing complex NLP projects.
• Expertise in Python and NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Transformers, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Deep understanding of ML algorithms, DL architectures (RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers), and statistical language modeling.
• Experience with large-scale data processing and deployment of models in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of NLP models and applications.
• Oversee end-to-end NLP project lifecycle from data to production.
• Mentor and manage a team of AI engineers and researchers.
• Collaborate with product managers to define requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Stay abreast of NLP research and advancements in DL and related fields.
• Develop and maintain scalable NLP pipelines and infrastructure.
• Contribute to the company’s technical strategy and roadmap for AI and NLP.
• Present findings and project progress to internal teams and external partners.

Skills

NLP leadership

Team management

Communication

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in CS/AI/Computational Linguistics

Tools

Python

NLTK

spaCy

Transformers

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer (NLP) to drive the architecture and execution of advanced conversational AI and language understanding systems. You will lead a global, remote team of engineers and researchers, shaping technical direction and delivering scalable NLP solutions.

The role requires 6+ years in AI/ML with NLP specialization, strong leadership, and deep experience with Python and major NLP libraries.