Senior Machine Learning Engineer - NLP

Placements24; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Performance bonuses

Health and wellness benefits

Professional development and training

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in NLP to join our client in Midrand. You will design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge AI models powering sentiment analysis, text summarization, and conversational AI across business domains.

You will collaborate with researchers and engineers, advance capabilities, and contribute to future AI technology within a forward-thinking organization that supports growth and exploration of new techniques.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement state-of-the-art NLP models and algorithms using deep learning frameworks.
• Conduct thorough data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation for various text-based AI tasks.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate ML models into production systems and applications.
• Stay abreast of the latest research and advancements in NLP and machine learning, applying them to improve existing solutions.
• Design and execute experiments to test hypotheses and optimize model performance, ensuring robustness and scalability.

Skills

NLP expertise

Deep learning

Python programming

Model deployment

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence or related field

PhD in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence or related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face Transformers

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to join their dynamic team in Midrand . This role involves designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge AI models that power intelligent solutions across various business domains. You will be instrumental in advancing our client's capabilities in areas such as sentiment analysis, text summarization, and conversational AI. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on challenging problems, collaborate with a talented group of researchers and engineers, and contribute significantly to the future of AI technology within a forward-thinking organization that fosters professional growth and encourages exploration of new technological frontiers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement state-of-the-art NLP models and algorithms using deep learning frameworks.
• Conduct thorough data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation for various text-based AI tasks.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate ML models into production systems and applications.
• Stay abreast of the latest research and advancements in NLP and machine learning, applying them to improve existing solutions.
• Design and execute experiments to test hypotheses and optimize model performance, ensuring robustness and scalability.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing and deploying machine learning models , with a strong focus on NLP.
• Proficiency in Python and relevant libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, and scikit-learn.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for model training and deployment.
• Strong understanding of natural language understanding (NLU) and natural language generation (NLG) techniques.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package and performance bonuses.
• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking AI projects.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A stimulating and collaborative work environment in Midrand .