SparkCognition is looking for innovative Machine Learning Engineer to join our team to help create the next generation of analytics and artificial intelligence solutions in the Natural Language processing field. At SparkCognition, you will immerse yourself in cutting-edge research and work with the latest technologies to deliver value to the cutting-edge Natural Language product, DeepNLP.
Responsibilities

• Collect and prepare data sets
• Develop new algorithms and approaches to various NLP problems
• Conduct quantitative experiments to characterize algorithms
• Integrate new technology into core applications

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher with a focus on NLP
• Experience in Python and NLP/ML toolkits (e.g. scikit-learn)
• Familiarity in applying deep learning techniques to text
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Independent thinking and desire to learn new techniques/technologies
• Experience with developing algorithms in a distributed environment (e.g. Dask, Hadoop, Spark)
• Capable of working with text in different languages
• Experience with building chat bots
• Experience with information retrieval and IR tools (e.g. SOLR)
• Must be eligible to hold a US government security clearance