Natural Language Processing Engineer

Must have :

• Strong Experience in Python development
• Familiarity with Data Structures and Algorithms
• Experience in developing Enterprise scale applications
• Exposure to NLP
• Exposure / awareness of AI, ML
• Exposure to Windows Azure is an added advantage
• God understanding of project architecture and software development processes such as Agile and Scrum

 

Responsibilities :

• Partner with Business Stakeholders to translate business objectives into clearly defined analytical Projects
• Own the end-end process, from recognizing the problem to implementing the solution
• Understand customer’s requirements and design the optimum solution using Icertis’ AI applications
• Configure, Extend, and optimize Icertis AI app through Python scripts, NLP NER Analysis and other mechanisms
• Take full ownership of project / product features to implement, provide bug fixes and write tests and tooling for those features to ensure they work well at cloud scale.
• Plan and identify solutions and risks in assigned work
• You are expected to be hands on and write code on day to day basis and also mentor other team members

Who are we?

https://www.ynos.in/" target="_blank">YNOS is a next-generation funded startup founded by IIT Madras faculty and incubated at IIT Madras Incubation Cell. It is a digital platform for Entrepreneurs, Investors, Innovators and Eco-system enablers, providing actionable insights on the startup and investment landscape in India. We are passionate about solving tough problems using technology and data, making a difference

The Opening
We are presently seeking for our next enthusiastic, talented, and driven Python Backend Engineer to start right away. We'd want you to

• Be excited about building a next-generation intelligence platform
• Possess a can-do attitude and be open to new challenges
• Value working with a great team - self-assured, creative, and insightful individuals who work together to achieve amazing things
• Be willing to explore, learn, and contribute new ideas to the platform, thereby improving it
• Be high on self-belief and enthusiasm to work in a startup culture - small team, fast-paced work environment

If this is you, we'd love to hear from you!

As the Python Backend Engineer in https://www.ynos.in/" target="_blank">YNOS, you will

• Create reusable optimised code and libraries
• Deploy task management systems and automate routine tasks
• Build performant apps that adhere to the best practices, therefore increasing latency, performance, and scalability
• Improve the existing codebase while reducing technical debt
• Take charge of all elements of the application, including architecture, quality, and efficiency

Requirements

• Proficient understanding of Python language
• Expertise in developing web apps and APIs using Python frameworks like Flask with an overall grasp of client-server interactions
• Familiarity with task management systems and process automation
• Comfortable with using Command Line and Linux systems
• Experience and understanding of version control systems like git, svn, etc
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

Good to have

• Expertise in other backend frameworks viz. Django, NodeJS, Go, Rust etc
• Knowledge of data-modelling, data-wrangling & data-mining techniques
• Experience with data visualisation tools & libraries such as Plotly, Seaborn etc
• Exposure to Statistical and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, particularly in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Familiarity with front-end tools & frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JS, React, Vue, and others

Work location, Job type & Salary

• Our office is located at https://respark.iitm.ac.in/" target="_blank">IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, surrounded by the beautiful IITM Campus!
• This is a full-time position and we’d like you to relocate to Chennai
• Expected salary range ₹6L - ₹8L per annum

 

Developing chatbots and voice assistants on various platforms for diverse business use-cases

- Work on a chatbot framework/architecture using an open-source tool or library

- Implement Natural Language Processing (NLP) for chatbots

- Integration of chatbots with Management Dashboards and CRMs

- Resolve complex technical design issues by analyzing the logs, debugging code, and identifying technical issues/challenges/bugs in the process

- Deploy applications using CI/CD tools

- Designing and building highly scalable AI and ML solutions

- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

- Open-minded, flexible, and willing to adapt to changing situations

- Ability to work independently as well as on a team and learn from colleagues

- High adaptability in a dynamic start-up environment.

- Experience with bot multi-lingual utilization (preferred)

- Experience with bot human escalation

- Ability to optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability

- Come up with new approaches and ideas to improve the current performance of Chatbots across multiple domains and build a highly personalized user experience.

QUALIFICATIONS : B. Tech/ B.E. /M. Tech or a related technical discipline from reputed universities

SKILLS REQUIRED :

- Minimum 3+ years- of experience in Chatbot Development using the Rasa open-source framework.

- Hands-on experience building and deploying chatbots.

- Experience in Conversational AI platforms for enterprises using ML and Deep Learning.

- Experience with both text to speech and vice versa transformation incorporation.

- Should have a good understanding of various Chatbot frameworks/platforms/libraries.

- Build and evolve/train the NLP platform from natural language text data being gathered from users on a daily basis.

- Code using primarily Python.

- Experience with bots for platforms like Facebook Messenger, Slack, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.

- Knowledge of digital assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, etc.

- Experience in applying different NLP techniques to problems such as text. classification, text summarization, question & answering, information retrieval, knowledge extraction, and conversational bots design potentially with both traditional & Deep Learning

- Techniques - NLP Skills/Tools: NLP, HMM, MEMM, P/LSA, CRF, LDA, Semantic Hashing, Word2Vec, Seq2Seq, spaCy, Nltk, Gensim, Core NLP, NLU, NLG, etc.

- Should be familiar with these terms: Tokenization, N-Grams, Stemmers, lemmatization, Part of speech tagging, entity resolution, ontology, lexicology, phonetics, intents, entities, and context.

- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL Databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, PostgreSQL

- Experience with working on public cloud services such as Digital Ocean, AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of Linux shell commands.

- Integration with Chat/Social software like Facebook Messenger, Twitter, SMS.

- Integration with Enterprise systems like Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Salesforce, Zendesk, Zoho, etc.

MUST HAVE :

- Strong foundation in the python programming language.

- Experience with various chatbot frameworks especially Rasa and Dialogflow.

- Strong understanding of other AI tools and applications like TensorFlow, Spacy, and Google Cloud ML is a BIG plus.

- Experience with RESTful services.

- Good understanding of HTTPS and Enterprise security.

Should be highly Technical and hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning and Python. Managing the successful delivery of projects by efficient planning and coordination.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION :

• Create Technical Design for AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, NLU, NLG projects and implement the same in production.
• Solid understanding and experience of deep learning architectures and algorithms
• Working experience with AWS, most importantly AWS SageMaker, Aurora or MongoDB, Analytics and reporting.
• Experience solving problems in the industry using deep learning methods such as recurrent neural networks (RNN, LSTM), convolutional neural nets, auto-encoders, etc.
• Should have experience of 2-3 production implementations of machine learning projects.
• Knowledge of open-source libraries such as Keras, Tensor Flow, Pytorch
• Work with business analysts/consultants and other necessary teams to create a strong solution
• Should have in-depth understanding and experience of Data Science and Machine Learning projects using Python, R, etc. Skills in Java/C are a plus
• Should developing solutions using python in AI/ML projects
• Should be able to train and build a team of technical developers
• Desired to have experience as leads in designing and developing applications/tools using Microsoft technologies - ASP.Net, C#, HTML5, MVC
• Desired to have knowledge on any of the cloud solutions such as Azure or AWS
• Desired to have knowledge on any of container technology such as Docker
• Should be able to build strong relationships with project stakeholders

Keywords:

• Python
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• AWS
• Django
• NLP

Job Type: Full-time

CTC Offering : 3.6L PA to 6L PA

 

Job Location: Remote for 6-9 months due to the pandemic, then Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

Required experience:

• Minimum 1.5 to 2 year of experience in Web & Backend Development using Python with experience in some form of Machine Learning ML Algorithms

 

Overview

We are looking for Python developers with a strong understanding of object orientation and experience in web and backend development. Experience with Analytical algorithms and mathematical calculations using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas are a must. Experience in some form of Machine Learning. We require candidates who have working experience using Django Framework

 

Key Skills required (Items in Bold are mandatory keywords) :

1. Proficiency in Python 3.x based web and backend development

2. Solid understanding of Python concepts

3. Experience with some form of Machine Learning (ML)

4. Experience in using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas

5. Some form of experience with NLP and Deep Learning using any of Pytorch, Tensorflow, Keras, Scikit-learn or similar

6. Hands on experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL

7. Experience building REST APIs using DRF or Flask

8. Comfort with Git repositories, branching and deployment using Git

9. Working experience with Docker

10. Basic working knowledge of ReactJs

11. Experience in deploying Django applications to AWS,Digital Ocean or Heroku

 

KRAs includes:

1. Understanding the scope of work

2. Understanding and adopting the current internal development workflow and processes

3. Understanding client requirements as communicated by the project manager

4. Arriving on timelines for projects, either independently or as a part of a team

5. Executing projects either independently or as a part of a team

6. Developing products and projects using Python

7. Writing code to collect and mathematically analyse large volumes of data.

8. Creating backend modules in Python by building or reutilizing existing modules in a manner so as to

provide optimal deliveries on time

9. Writing Scalable, maintainable code

10. Building secured REST APIs

11. Setting up batch task processing environments using Celery

12. Unit testing prepared modules

13. Bug fixing issues as reported by the QA team

14. Optimization and performance tuning of code

 

Bonus but not mandatory

1. Nodejs

2. Redis

3. PHP

4. CI/CD

5. AWS

• You will be responsible for design, development and testing of Products
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle

 

• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications

• Prepare and produce releases of software components

• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review

• Some of the technologies you will be working on: Core Java, Solr, Hadoop, Spark, Elastic search, Clustering, Text Mining, NLP, Mahout and Lucene etc.

You are responsible for: * Developing algorithms to challenge the state-of-the-art in deep learning for NLP * Generating and implement new ideas for applied AI in travel * Creating AI solutions for automated dialogue (chat bots); natural texting for booking flights, hotels etc. * Build highly performant, real time, end to end, responsive request/recommendation engines powered by natural language processing and other machine learning techniques * Build and evolve/train NLP platform from natural language text data being gathered from users on daily basis * Code using primarily Python, No-SQL, and Google Cloud (AppEngine) stack. Speed, Speed, Speed - must be a performance freak! Requirements * B.E. from IIT or NIT or Tier-1 Institutes ONLY or MS from reputed institutions or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics or closely related field * 2+ years of Natural Language Processing experience * Ability to productize research efforts into end to end running application. * Ability to work with other platform engineers; learn, build, deploy, run, debug code. * Expertise in Applied Machine Learning, Neural Networks & Deep Learning for NLP tasks * Software programming in Java or Python and knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases * Strong understanding of other AI tools and applications like TensorFlow, Spacy, Google Cloud ML is a BIG plus. * Fundamentally very strong in software engineering principles * Track record of scientific publications and presentation at scientific conferences is a PLUS You can look forward to a lot of impacts and a lot of freedom. With that comes the responsibility to ship quality code, so we’re looking for people that take quality as a point of pride. You will be a key member of the Platform & AI research staff working on our innovative conversational commerce product. The ultimate goal of our AI team is to build a powerful and scalable AI platform that learns from users and in-house experts on a daily basis, knows more than what it’s taught and keeps learning and getting better every day.

We are at Mezi building an AI-enabled chat-bot to bring online travel booking experience better. We are acquired by American Express in the month of January. As we are changing many major changes in our platform to scale and match Amex user's volume (in millions), our platform is going through some bigger changes. We are looking for IITian or NITian or exceptionally talented engineers with great experience of building high volume platform preferably in Python. Someone, who understand what is performance, what is scale and what is "platform"? You must have an end to end product development experience preferably in startup(s) OR at least product development companies. If you are working in services industry or banking or insurance domain, they Mezi may not be the right place for seeking any opportunity. You should have minimum 2years of experience or maximum 7 years. Compensation is not an issue with us for the right talent. You should be a coder and willing to code every day. You should be a great problem solver with a keen interest in writing optimistic algorithms. Please send your resume to [email protected] in case you are interested. Job location is Pune and ZERO travel to abroad, although our headquarter is in Sunnyvale, California. Thanks

3 or more years of experience in Python programming Good understanding of Object oriented programming concept. Should have working knowledge with flask and mongodb. At least 2 - 3years experience in Machine learning and NLP Proficient with machine learning and deep learning libraries like Pandas,Numpy,Scikit learn,Tensorflow, and Keras, Expertise into deep learning- neural networks would add advantages Proficient with Any Natural language processing library like NLTK or Spacy Hands-on technical experience of Artificial intelligence using open source programming languages and analytics software. Experience using data science techniques such as web scraping, text mining, natural language processing, machine learning, statistical modelling or image recognition Data visualisation skills, e.g. in Tableau or qlikview would add advantage.