Cognitive Linguist

SkillStorm is seeking a Cognitive Linguist for our client in Charlotte, NC. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

• EET EDSS Cognitive Linguistic will be responsible for building and maintaining a model for a conversational AI virtual assistant to be able to accurately identify end user intent. The candidate will be responsible for the automation of updating the classifier periodically throughout development lifecycles.

• Write code using Python/JavaScript, develop algorithms, identify, and build appropriate datasets, train machine learning models, and implement to production.
• Candidate should be able to build and maintain solid validation sets to test against.
• Research, experiment, and recommend emerging machine learning algorithms to improve intent recognition.
• Collaborate with data scientists, UX researchers, and engineers to build out the “brain” of a virtual assistant.
• Develop tools and telemetry that can measure/monitor accuracy and performance.

• Familiarity with Python and predictive modeling
• Working knowledge with natural language processing and conversational interfaces.
• Experience using machine learning algorithms for data classification including linear SVN.
• Experience improving intent recognition of a data classification model.
• Experienced in DevOps and Agile methodology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Familiarity with using version control technologies such as svn, git, or JIRA.
• Unique skillset in computational linguistics and technical experience
• 2+ years working w/ Virtual Assistant, NLP, Intents/Entities or linguistic background w/ model training