Language Engineer/Software Engineer - Australian English
Company Description
Appen is a global leader in the development of high-quality, human annotated datasets for machine learning and artificial intelligence. With over 20 years of experience, expertise in more than 180 languages, and access to a global crowd of over 400,000, Appen partners with leading technology companies to enhance their machine learning-based products.
Job Description
Appen, a language and technology company is looking for an Australian English native speaker with experience in natural language processing and/or machine learning.
Project Information:
TTS system development role for Australian English for a major technology developer client.
Start Date: Immediate
Location: Sydney
Duration: Approximately 6 weeks initially (subject to extension) and possible training in the US for 3 - 4 weeks
Hours: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Specific responsibilities will include:
Developing natural language processing code specific to your language
Provide input and suggestions towards innovating new approaches and new product features tailored to your home market
Coming up with clever solutions to complex issues
Education:
B.S/MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
Preferred Experience/Skills:
Native speaker fluency in one or more commercially important natural languages
Proven track record in delivering product-quality code.
Familiar with Java, perl and shell scripting
iOS or Mac OS X development skills.
How to apply:
This link will take you to Appen's recruitment database and please register your details and upload a cover letter and resume:
https://talent-appen.icims.com/jobs/2085/language-engineer-software-engineer./job?mode=view
Qualifications
Key Qualifications:
Strong preference for some focus or experience in classification, information retrieval, natural language
processing, machine learning or related sub-fields
Australian English native speaker fluency.
Work with minimal supervision, proactive and self-motivated for timely delivery of quality code.
Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities and troubleshooting skills.
Engineering experience and interest in diverse technical areas.
Clear and compelling communication skills.
User driven focus.
Additional Information
We will also consider the candidates with following skills for a different task level of the same project:
Native Australian English dialect
Strong Computational skills, including basic programming (Python), sed, bash, command line, git
Linguistic or computational linguistic studies to Honours level or higher, including Phonetics and Phonology
