Computational Linguist

Summary:

The main function of a Linguist is to determine Assistant data needs and setting strategic vision for data-based model and product improvements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of phonetics, phonology, lexicography, dialectology, and NLP.

• Build datasets, run and modify data pipelines, and train, analyze, evaluate machine learning models.

• Build rules in rule-based systems, and improve data quality/coverage with scripts when needed to improve ML models. .

• Clearly communicate with project stakeholders.

• Identify best practices and improve procedures across data systems.

• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, conversation designers, researchers, engineers, and product managers to improve a digital assistant.

• Share work and give feedback to teammates.

Skills:

• Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics.

• Experience of analyzing language data, solving language issues.

• Intermediate or advanced Python, SQL skills and solid Regex knowledge.

• Self-motivated and stay on top of owned areas proactively.

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

• Team player and comfortable with fast-paced work flow.

• Take responsibility for task completion and schedule and be diligent to achieve the goals.

• Able to work in not-fully-defined projects/space and proactively debug and seek out solutions.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.

• Native or advanced language skills in French or Italian is a must.

• Intermediate/advanced language skills on Spanish, India languages, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, German is a plus