NLP Researcher - London
A Series A funded, design-driven company who are transforming outdated financial infrastructure with modern technology are looking for an NLP Researcher to join their team.
What You'll Be Doing
* Lead research initiatives in natural language processing, focusing on designing, implementing, and fine-tuning large language models
* Develop novel approaches to code understanding and analysis using ML/NLP models
* Create and evaluate representations that combine source code with natural language elements
* Conduct experiments and literature reviews to enhance our language modeling capabilities
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and product managers
* Mentor junior researchers and contribute to a positive team environment
* Publish research findings internally and potentially at external conferences/journals
* Develop and maintain evaluation benchmarks for code-related tasks
What we're looking for:
* Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field
* 3-5 years experience in NLP subdomains like sentiment analysis or natural language understanding
* Proficiency in Python and relevant libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.)
* Strong understanding of machine learning engineering and software development
* Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation
* Experience in financial services industry
What's In It For You
* Salary of up to £85,000 dependent on experience
* Opportunity to make significant impact in the NLP field and contribute to innovative solutions
* Work with state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies in machine learning and NLP
Please apply now for immediate consideration!