NLP Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 4000000 - Rs 5000000 (ie INR 40-50 LPA)

Min Experience: 10 years

Location: Mumbai

JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced NLP Engineer with a strong foundation in language processing, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs). The ideal candidate should have a passion for building intelligent systems that understand user intent, extract semantics from unstructured text, and deliver impactful user experiences.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement NLP-based AI systems with a focus on intent recognition, contextual understanding, and effective response generation.
• Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver features that optimize user experience.
• Conduct user research and continuously refine models based on real-world usage and feedback.
• Stay current with advancements in NLP, LLMs, and conversational AI technologies.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including model architecture, training pipelines, and deployment practices.
• Collaborate with QA and DevOps teams to monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance model performance in production environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with a focus on natural language processing.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in NLP and applied machine learning.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with deep experience in NLP libraries and frameworks.
• Expertise in large language models such as BERT, GPT, and other state-of-the-art NLP techniques.
• Solid understanding of key NLP concepts including text representation, semantic extraction, tokenization, and sequence modeling.
• Proven experience across the full product lifecycle — from architecture and development to testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Key Skills:

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Machine Learning
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• BERT, GPT
• Python