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
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.
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
At Appen, we work with 8 out of the top 10 global technology companies in the world to improve and optimize their products for users worldwide, including social media platforms, search engines, voice recognition systems, and eCommerce sites. The world of tech is moving fast, and since our founding in 1996 we rose to the challenge by becoming a publicly listed company and by building an international team that works in over 130 countries and in more than 180 languages. Do you love to surf the internet and want to influence how we interact with technology? As a Search Engine Evaluator with Appen you have the opportunity to provide feedback on news feeds, advertisements and search results. Your ideas have a direct impact on the services and content from social media and search platform sites that we use every single day. You Might Fit This Role If:• You are looking for a flexible work opportunity where you contribute to projects and grow your skills• You are an active and engaged user on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram• You enjoy working independently• You want to do internet-based work from home
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