Senior Applied Scientist, NLP

About The Role

As a Senior Applied Scientist, NLP you will:

Experiment and Develop: You will drive the end-to-end model development lifecycle, championing best practices to ensure reproducible research and well-managed software delivery
Collaborate: Working on a collaborative cross-functional team, you will share information, value diverse ideas, and partner effectively with colleagues across the globe. You will elevate and mentor teammates
Deliver: With a sense of urgency and the desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will translate complex business problems into projects with clearly defined scope. Our problems are complex; our solutions are right-sized. You will be accountable for timely, well-managed deliverables
Innovate: You will be empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will foster innovative ideas to solve real-world challenges
Inspire: You will be a proactive communicator who is excited to share your work. You will be articulate and compelling in describing ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences. You will help lead the way in the adoption of AI across the enterprise.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Sr Applied Scientist with a focus on NLP and IR if your background includes:

Basic Qualifications

PhD in a relevant discipline or Master with a comparable level of experience 
At least 5 years practical, relevant experience building NLP/IR/ML systems, from ideation to production 
Solid software engineering skills for prototyping 
Professional experience as a technical leader, translating complex business problems into projects with clearly defined scope, coordinating and guiding the work of others

Preferred Qualifications

8 years practical experience building IR, ML or NLP systems in academia or industry 
Demonstrated ability to translate cutting edge research into working prototypes and experience experimenting with novel IR or NLP models to solve real-world problems 
Experience in fast-paced, agile environments managing uncertainty and ambiguity
Outstanding communication and data-driven decision-making collaboration with Product and Business Stakeholders
Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala and experience delivering minimum viable products in large enterprise environments 
Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD   or similar