Senior ML Engineer (NLP)

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will be at the forefront of advancing our platform’s translation capabilities. Leveraging your expertise in machine learning including applied research, fine tuning, benchmarking, and inference optimization, you will deliver high-performance solutions that power critical features for our growing client base.

Requirements

• Experience with relevant SOTA, LLM tuning, and LLM benchmarking
• Experience deploying heavy transformers and optimizing inference
• In-depth understanding of the full lifecycle of ML projects
• Strong Python skills

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and improve benchmarks for translation problems
• Enhance automatic translation quality scoring system
• Automate fine-tuning/customization of translation engines
• Set up infrastructure for self-hosted solutions
• Work with NER, word alignment, and other problems

Our technologies

• ML: Python, PyTorch, Transformers, Weights & Biases, Label-Studio
• DB: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
• Messaging: Apache Kafka
• Cloud: Amazon AWS
• Monitoring: ELK, Prometheus, Grafana

Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far

• Fully remote team
  We are a global team of 200+ enthusiastic people spread across 30+ countries. We have been fully remote since 2020, with some locations populated with more Smartcaters than others, such as Boston, NYC, SF, the Bay Area, London, and Lisbon.
• Innovating a $100 Billion industry
  Smartcat’s innovative approach towards multilingual content, taps into a $100B industry. Our platform enables enterprise end users to stop using traditional outsourcing methods, and start enjoying an easy-to-use, AI-powered SaaS, that delivers immediate high-quality results, at a fraction of the cost.
• High impact role enabling innovation and inclusion in organizations
  You will enjoy building with us. You will drive changes in how an old-fashioned global language industry operates while improving how hundreds of thousands of people work and millions of people exchange knowledge and ideas worldwide.
• Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together
  We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here.
• Smartcat Culture: Where Diversity Meets High Performance
  At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and clear, honest and direct communication. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment.