NLP Engineer at Point72

<p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p> <p>We are looking for a motivated and skilled NLP Engineer with experience in deep learning frameworks. This position is ideal for candidates who are eager to grow their skills in the financial industry and make a significant impact.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build start-of-the-art deep learning models to process large scale unstructured datasets.</li> <li>Engage with vendors to understand characteristics of datasets.</li> <li>Analyze datasets to generate descriptive statistics and propose potential applications of data.</li> <li>Conduct preliminary research and evaluation on the datasets for presentation to Portfolio Managers.</li> <li>Research new technologies for efficient data management and data retrieval.</li> </ul> <p><strong>REQUIREMENTS</strong></p> <ul> <li>PhD or Master’s degree in computer science, data science, statistics or other quantitative discipline. Bachelor's degree with extensive relevant work experience will also be considered.</li> <li>At least 3 years of experience in NLP, computer vision, speech, or a related field.</li> <li>Extensive experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).</li> <li>In-depth understanding of the architectures of modern language models, with practical experience in model implementation and training.</li> <li>Excellent coding skills in Python.</li> <li>Programming skills in SQL.</li> <li>Experience working with large data sets.</li> <li>Strong oral and written communication skills.</li> <li>Strong team player.</li> <li>Financial industry experience preferred but not required.</li> <li>Candidates with top machine learning conference papers (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL) are preferred.</li> <li>Commitment to the highest ethical standards.</li> </ul>