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Senior AI / NLP Specialist

Mission.dev1 day ago
Remote
Senior Level
full_time

About the role

Our company description:

Mission is a platform for hiring, vetting and managing software development talents. It enables our clients to connect with the world’s best talent to build mission-critical software products.

About the client:

A long-standing multilingual services company that provides translation, localization, and content solutions for global clients, combining expert linguists with modern technology to support communication across many industries.

📍Canada

🏡 Remote-first (occasional office visits)

🕒 Permanent full-time

🌐 English + basic french

About the role:

A leading Canadian professional services firm is hiring a Senior AI / NLP Specialist to drive the deployment and fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI for content creation, transformation, and localization workflows. You’ll work across teams—from engineering to operations—to embed AI seamlessly into core systems.

🎯 What You’ll Do

• Design AI engines and LLM solutions tailored to diverse business use-cases

• Implement and fine-tune models (e.g., GPT-style, translation models) for optimal performance

• Advise on selecting appropriate AI technologies and architectures

• Integrate AI workflows into existing platforms (e.g. translation memory systems, CAT tools) via APIs

• Monitor model performance and ensure reliability and continual optimization

• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and content teams on infrastructure and deployment needs

• Streamline AI-enhanced workflows to boost automation and efficiency

• Define user stories and technical requirements to guide engineering implementation

✅ What You Bring

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with LLMs, machine translation, or NLP

• Strong knowledge of ML pipelines: training, fine-tuning, data management

• Technical proficiency with AI frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, OpenAI API, or similar

• Proven ability to integrate AI systems via APIs and automation scripts

• Analytics-driven mindset: experience tracking model metrics and improving datasets

• Collaborative communicator, capable of working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Excellent problem-solving skills, especially around AI scalability and optimization

🎓 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI in translation/localization tools or content management systems

• Familiarity with MLOps/AIops and cloud-based AI infrastructure (e.g. Azure, AWS)

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments using tools like Jira & Confluence

• Deep awareness of AI ethics and bias mitigation strategies

💼 Type & Perks

• Position type: Remote-first, full-time, permanent

• Compensation: Negotiable based on experience

• Must be located in Canada, with basic French proficiency (spoken & written)

• Occasional travel to office expected

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