Computational Linguist

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Full Time
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
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DefinedCrowd

Seattle

DefinedCrowd offers a platform with multiple data delivery options that leverages machine learning technology and human intelligence to deliver quality-guaranteed training data for AI systems. The platform offers self-service and fully customizable solutions that deliver high-quality project-specific training data, enabling AI products to reach the market quicker. It is this business model that has allowed DefinedCrowd to raise a total of $63.6M in funding over 4 rounds. Their value proposition is quality, privacy, speed, and scale, covering more than 50 different languages. With strong expertise in speech and natural language processing technologies, DefinedCrowd has been serving AI companies and Fortune 500 companies since day one. DefinedCrowd was founded in Seattle and has offices in Lisbon, Porto, and Tokyo.

DefinedCrowd is looking for a Computational Linguist with a dedicated mindset. The candidate is expected to be a strong critical thinker, reliable and transparent, with an ability to learn and communicate.
Responsibilities:

Working closely with data scientists and engineers to create excellent resources for data collection and processing
Consulting with team members within your domain knowledge and troubleshooting potential issues;
Applying your knowledge in research to solve and productize hard problems in a crowdsourcing context
Carrying out structured, concise, and reproducible data analysis that generates insight on different types of data.

Qualifications

Degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics or a similar field
MSc/PhD in Natural Language Processing or equivalent is a plus
Knowledge in Linguistics (Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Prosody, etc.)
Knowledge in Acoustic Phonetics (Phonology, Prosody, Signal Processing)
Relevant work or publications in Speech Processing or Linguistics fields
Previous experience with linguistic preprocessing (tokenization, normalization, grapheme to phoneme conversion)
Experience with software (Praat, Tools using R or Matlab, Excel) is a plus
Scripting or programming experience with Python
Enterprise experience in Speech Processing
Excellent command of Regular Expressions

Benefits:

A unique culture, healthy working environment, and a flexible working schedule
Excellent career development opportunities in a high growth company
Access to an excellent compensation and benefits package
An international and diverse team, representing more than 30 nationalities at 4 different locations
Global mobility and relocation support with the help of our specialized team
Continuous training opportunities through hand-on workshops and formal development opportunities

DefinedCrowd

Seattle