Senior NLP Engineer

Our client is seeking a motivated Senior NLP Engineer to enhance their language processing capabilities in Klerksdorp . This role involves developing and refining sophisticated Natural Language Processing models and systems that underpin various client-facing applications. You will tackle complex linguistic challenges, contribute to the development of intelligent chatbots, text analytics tools, and semantic search engines. This is a key position within the AI team, offering the chance to innovate and significantly improve how users interact with information.

• Design, build, and deploy state-of-the-art NLP models for tasks such as text classification, sentiment analysis, and named entity recognition.
• Develop and fine-tune language models (e.g., Transformers, BERT) for specific business applications.
• Implement efficient data processing pipelines for large volumes of textual data.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to integrate NLP features into applications.
• Conduct research and experiments to improve model performance and explore new NLP techniques.

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Natural Language Processing.
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (e.g., spaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling for text data.
• Experience with cloud platforms and deploying ML models.

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
• Support for ongoing professional development and training.
• Opportunities to present work at industry events.
• A dynamic hybrid work environment in Klerksdorp , blending office and remote flexibility.