Upwork is hiring a NLP/NLU Engineer - Automated Intent and Entity Extraction - Contract to Hire

1. Design, develop, and implement state-of-the-art NLP/NLU models for automated intent and entity extraction.

2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and develop effective NLP solutions.

3. Explore and utilize cutting-edge transformer-based architectures (e.g., BERT, GPT-3) to improve model performance and accuracy.

4. Optimize existing NLP pipelines and algorithms for better scalability and real-time processing.

5. Conduct thorough testing and evaluation of the NLP models to ensure robustness and accuracy in various scenarios.

6. Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in NLP/NLU research and integrate relevant technologies into the product.

7. Work with large datasets to train and fine-tune NLP models, addressing challenges like data cleaning, preprocessing, and augmentation.

8. Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to integrate NLP capabilities into our AI-driven applications.

9. Provide technical documentation and communicate complex concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field. A Ph.D. is a plus.

2. Proven experience in NLP/NLU, with a focus on intent and entity extraction, using techniques such as deep learning and transformers.

3. Strong proficiency in Python and popular NLP libraries like NLTK, spaCy, transformers, or Hugging Face.

4. Experience working with pre-trained language models and fine-tuning them for specific tasks.

5. Familiarity with transformer architectures (e.g., BERT, RoBERTa) and their applications in natural language processing.

6. Knowledge of data preprocessing, data cleaning, and text representation techniques.

7. Demonstrated ability to design and evaluate NLP models and optimize their performance.

8. Experience with cloud-based NLP services and APIs (e.g., Google Cloud NLP, Amazon Comprehend) is a plus.

9. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

10. Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

This is a remote position, and candidates from all geographical locations are welcome to apply. If you are passionate about NLP/NLU, excited about cutting-edge technologies, and eager to make a significant impact in the field of natural language understanding, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of our AI-powered platform and revolutionizing the way we interact with language!