Descripción de la oferta
About the roleVerbio by Capacity is hiring a Junior Computational Linguist to join the Capacity delivery team. This role involves developing and deploying advanced voice solutions within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.The core focus is on ensuring the linguistic quality and robustness of our voice-enabled products, particularly for the Spanish and LATAM markets, so Spanish language is a must for the position. The successful candidate will address dialectal variations, linguistic/acoustic challenges and NLU problems to deliver culturally appropriate solutions to millions of users.Key responsibilities will include:- Data Annotation and Curation: Processing, cleaning, and annotating large datasets of linguistic data to train and test our Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) models.- Model Evaluation: Rigorously evaluating the performance of ASR and NLU (Natural Language Understanding) models, identifying linguistic errors, and pinpointing areas for improvement.- Lexicon and Grammar Development: Assisting in the maintenance and expansion of language-specific lexicons, grammars, and language models for specific project needs.- Cross-functional Collaboration: Providing linguistic insights and support to engineers and project managers to ensure projects' success.- Focus on Spanish and LATAM Markets: Leverage specialized linguistic expertise in Spanish, including various LATAM dialects and co-official languages from Spain, to guarantee product accuracy and optimize user satisfaction within these critical markets.We most definitely want you if...We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a strong background in Linguistics and a passion for technology to join our team.What We're Looking For:- A quick learner who thrives in multidisciplinary, intercultural environments.- Interest in language technologies, specifically for the Spanish and LATAM markets.Beneficial Experience:- Prior experience with NLU (Natural Language Understanding) and ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) projects.- Familiarity with a Linux environment.- Previous experience with chatbots and AI agents.- Experience using AI tools for linguistic tasks and programming skills.This experience will allow you to quickly accelerate your contribution to the team.You will…- Analyze, review, and prepare large text corpora for language technology product development, with a focus on Spanish-speaking regions (Spain and LATAM).- Support computational linguists and engineers in making technical decisions related to data preparation and processing for new products.- Contribute to the development, testing, and maintenance of linguistic resources such as grammars, models, and dictionaries.- Collaborate in the deployment and quality assurance of new language models.- Apply expertise in computational linguistics to enhance product performance across different language and dialect variations.What you will do in your first 3 months (List of main tasks)- Analyzing and preparing language data for product development, focusing on the needs of Spain and LATAM projects.- Support Computational Linguists and Engineers with your linguistic expertise to make proper decisions for product development.- Review and improve existing linguistic resources (dictionaries, grammars, and models) relevant to ongoing projects.- Learn the day-to-day work tools and procedures.Skills and Experience [MANDATORY AND MUST skills & experience]- Master in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics.- Spanish: native- English (B2 or higher).- Experience working with large text corpora.- Familiarity with Linux-based systems.- Strong organizational skills, reliability, and can-do attitude.- Team spirit, responsiveness, flexibility, and proactivity.- Capacity and willingness to learn and face new professional challenges.Nice to have [Nice to have and plus skills, not mandatory]- Additional languages (not English, English is mandatory for the job).- Some experience in Python programming.- Experience working in Linux and programming in Bash.- Experience with other programming languages (Go, C++, Rust...).- Experience using Docker.- Experience in prompt engineering.- Experience configuring chatbots and AI agents.- Experience in AI programming.- Knowledge on regular expressions.- Some knowledge on data analytics.- Background on phonetics.- Background on semantics.
