NLP Engineer

NLP Expert / Senior Engineer (NLP)
Job Summary
A full time role reporting to the CTO with a preferred base in Chennai with flexible working hours.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated NLP Expert to build our AI/ML team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying state-of-the-art natural language processing models and systems towards building a product for JustAct.
Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement NLP solutions for text classification, sentiment analysis, information extraction, entity recognition, summarization, cross-referenced searches etc.
• Build and fine-tune large language models (LLMs) using frameworks like Hugging Face Transformers or OpenAI.
• Collaborate with data engineers and software developers to integrate NLP models into production systems.
• Conduct experiments and evaluate model performance using metrics like precision, recall, F1-score, BLEU, etc.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research and trends in NLP, deep learning, and AI.
• Optimize model performance for speed, accuracy, and scalability.
  Required Qualifications
• Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python; experience with NLP libraries and frameworks.
• Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, and finetuning models (e.g., BERT, GPT, T5).
• Hands-on experience with machine learning and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
• Experience with deploying models via REST APIs, Flask, FastAPI, or cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with MLOps tools for model training, tracking, and deployment (e.g., MLflow, Weights & Biases).
  What We Offer
• Competitive salary and equity options
• Opportunity to work on building a product in the legal tech space using cutting-edge AI models for the global market.
• Collaborative and research-friendly environment. JustAct 1