32.3980, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Senior Computational Linguist, Appen

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Subject: 32.3980, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Senior Computational Linguist, Appen

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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:41:53
From: Lance Marvin Coching [lcoching at appen.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Senior Computational Linguist, Appen, USA (Remote)

 
University or Organization: Appen 
Job Location: Washington, USA (Telecommute)
Job Title: Senior Computational Linguist
Job Rank: Other; Senior Linguist

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; NLP/NLU text annotation


Description:

As part of Appen’s Advanced Research and Consulting (ARC) team, the Senior
Computational Linguist will help design and prototype next-generation tools
for data creation, enrichment, and structuring.  The Senior Computational
Linguist will envision, scope, design, build, and test new solutions from the
ground up, in collaboration with a highly effective cross-functional team
consisting of linguists, ML scientists, knowledge engineers, and other
developers.

Responsibilities:
 - Collaborate closely with ARC subject matter experts and developers to
envision, create, and prototype solutions for our clients’ most pressing data
problems
 - Participate in all parts of the software development life cycle for
prototype solutions
 - Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including
Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Delivery teams, and customers
 
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 - Strong programming skills with a working knowledge of both front-end and
back-end development
 - Experience in the full software development lifecycle from conception to
production deployment
 - Expertise with at least one widely adopted programming language such as
Python, Java, C++
 - Knowledge of or willingness to quickly learn to our tech stack: Python,
ReactJS
 - Ability to think outside the box and create innovative solutions to new
problems
 - Strong interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication
skills, including the ability to adapt your message to the context of the
audience
 - Strong requirements gathering and discovery skills
 - Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
 - Ability to work effectively as a team player in a collaborative environment
 - Embodiment of Appen’s core values: performance, honesty, humility, and grit
 - Bonus for dev-ops skills: Linux, automation, sever administration, cloud
environments, etc.

Qualifications and Experience:
 - Required:  4-year degree in a relevant technical field, or equivalent
combination of formal training and experience
 - Required:  3+ years’ software engineering experience
 - Required:  Familiarity with semantic web technologies (RDF, SPARQL, etc.),
graph databases (Neo4J, AWS Neptune, etc.) and related technologies
 - Preferred:  Experience with computer vision and image processing
 - Preferred:  Experience with AI/ML pipelines, including NLP, ASR, and TTS
 - Preferred:  Advanced degree in a relevant technical field
 - Preferred:  Experience writing white papers and/or publishing at academic
conferences or willingness to learn

Please apply via the application link below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://talent-appen.icims.com/jobs/5697/senior-computational-linguist/job? 
Contact Information:
	Senior Recruiter Babette Miller 
	Email: bmiller at appen.com 


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