Remote NLP Lead Engineer - AI Language Tech & Strategy

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 2,332,000 - 3,498,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Flexible hours

Health, dental & vision coverage

Budget for professional development

Lead groundbreaking NLP projects

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer specializing in NLP to spearhead advanced NLP solutions in a remote setting. You will guide a team, shape technical roadmaps, and ensure successful deployment of language models.

The role requires 7+ years in AI/ML with NLP focus, strong Python skills, and experience with cloud platforms. You will mentor engineers and stay ahead of NLP research while delivering production-ready systems.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering with NLP focus.
• Expertise in NLP techniques and libraries (NLTK, spaCy, Transformers).
• Proven experience leading technical projects and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of NLP models and applications including text classification and translation.
• Architect scalable NLP pipelines for production environments.
• Collaborate with product managers to define NLP features and requirements.

Skills

NLP expertise

Team leadership

Python

Cloud platforms

Communication

Project leadership

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Computational Linguistics

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer specializing in NLP to spearhead advanced NLP solutions in a remote setting. You will guide a team, shape technical roadmaps, and ensure successful deployment of language models.

The role requires 7+ years in AI/ML with NLP focus, strong Python skills, and experience with cloud platforms. You will mentor engineers and stay ahead of NLP research while delivering production-ready systems.