TransPerfect DataForce – Machine Learning Engineer – English (Australian / New Zealander)

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with native speaker fluency in Australian/New Zealand English, with programming skills for an exciting fixed-term assignment to contribute to the development of language technologies.

The ideal candidate is one who: 

• is based in Singapore has with a high sensibility for foreign languages and cultures 
• has experience in and passion for working with language data and the ability to help create, categorize, audit, and improve lexical data 
• has experience developing natural language processing code

and is able to: 

• provide input and suggestions towards innovating new approaches and new product features tailored to your home market.
• come up with clever solutions to complex issues, including automating and integrating workflow from diverse systems. 
• interact with other teams working towards the same goal.

Job requirements

• Native speaker fluency in Australian/New Zealand English
• Experience in natural language processing, machine learning, or related sub-fields
• Experience with one or more version control systems with a preference for Git
• Work with minimal supervision, proactive, and self-motivated for timely delivery of quality code
• Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities and troubleshooting skills
• Clear and compelling communication skills
• User-driven focus
• Full-time onsite position

Education

• B.S/MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields

Additional Requirements

• Strong Java/C/C++ shell scripting skills
• iOS or Mac OS X development skills
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms, metric driven data set analysis, and natural language processing techniques
• 1+ years of engineering experience and interest in diverse technical areas
• Proven track record in delivering product-quality code
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reasoning skills
• Experience prototyping ideas / solutions to solve complex problems using creative approaches
• Good communication skills, written and oral, along with a strong grasp of spelling and grammar in the designated language(s)
• Experience hitting project deliverable dates on tight schedules and within a defined scope
• Basic team collaboration skills (email, messaging, calendar, etc)