NLP (Natural Language Processing) Engineer is a specialized role that focuses on leveraging NLP techniques and technologies to extract insights, understand, and generate natural language text data.
Job Description:
As an NLP Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining natural language processing solutions to analyze and extract insights from textual data. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deploy NLP models and algorithms that drive business value. Your role will involve working with large datasets, applying machine learning techniques, and staying updated on the latest advancements in NLP research and technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
NLP Model Development:
- Design, develop, and implement NLP models and algorithms to analyze, interpret, and generate natural language text data.
- Apply techniques such as tokenization, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and text summarization.
Text Data Preprocessing:
- Preprocess and clean raw text data to enhance the quality and usability of NLP models.
- Handle tasks such as text normalization, noise removal, and feature extraction.
Machine Learning and Deep Learning:
- Apply machine learning and deep learning techniques to build NLP models, including supervised and unsupervised learning approaches.
- Utilize frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, and NLTK for model development and experimentation.
Model Evaluation and Optimization:
- Evaluate the performance of NLP models using appropriate metrics and validation techniques.
- Optimize model performance through hyperparameter tuning, feature engineering, and model selection.
Integration and Deployment:
- Integrate NLP solutions into existing software systems and applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
- Deploy NLP models in production environments, leveraging containerization and cloud computing platforms.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts to understand business requirements and translate them into NLP solutions.
- Communicate findings, insights, and technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders
Qualifications:Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.Proven experience in developing and deploying NLP solutions, preferably in a commercial or research setting.Strong programming skills in Python.Proficiency in NLP libraries and frameworks such as NLTK, spaCy, Gensim, and Transformers.Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures, and their application to NLP tasks.Experience with data preprocessing techniques, text mining, and feature engineering.Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile software development practices.Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.Effective communication and collaboration abilities.Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.Knowledge of distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark) and big data processing tools is a plus.