Senior NLP Engineer

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work

Conference attendance

Professional development budget

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior NLP Engineer to join a fully remote, globally distributed team focused on AI and emerging technologies. You will design, build, and deploy advanced NLP models handling large text datasets and contribute to research advancing language understanding.

The role requires 5+ years in NLP, strong Python skills, and experience with TF/PyTorch and Hugging Face Transformers. You will collaborate with researchers and product teams to deliver scalable, high-accuracy NLP

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in NLP development.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (NLTK, spaCy, Transformers).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with large text datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement NLP models for text classification, sentiment analysis, and NER.
• Process and analyze large volumes of unstructured text data.
• Fine-tune pre-trained language models for downstream tasks.
• Collaborate with product managers and researchers to define NLP requirements.
• Ensure scalability, efficiency, and accuracy of deployed NLP systems.

Skills

Python

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in CS/Computational Linguistics

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Senior NLP Engineer to join their fully remote team, focusing on AI and Emerging Technologies . This role is central to developing sophisticated natural language processing capabilities that power next-generation applications and services. You will be instrumental in designing, building, and deploying advanced NLP models, working with large text datasets, and contributing to research that pushes the boundaries of language understanding. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced engineer to work from anywhere, making a significant impact on cutting-edge AI projects within a collaborative, globally distributed team that champions innovation and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement state-of-the-art NLP models for tasks such as text classification, sentiment analysis, and named entity recognition.
• Process and analyze large volumes of unstructured text data.
• Fine-tune pre-trained language models (e.g., BERT, GPT) for specific downstream tasks.
• Collaborate with product managers and researchers to define NLP requirements and solutions.
• Ensure the scalability, efficiency, and accuracy of deployed NLP systems.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in NLP development and a strong understanding of linguistic principles.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with large text datasets.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and remote work flexibility.
• Opportunity to work on challenging and impactful NLP projects.
• Access to advanced tools and resources for research and development.
• Generous professional development budget and conference attendance.
• A supportive and collaborative remote team culture.