Location: Irving, TX
Req ID: 356441
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Senior Lead AI-NLP Engineer
We are seeking a Senior Lead AI-NLP Engineer to join our team in Irving, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).
Do you find yourself seeking the next big challenge? Step into a role where you are responsible for managing goals and expectations and contributing to the team’s success.
Our Company
NTT DATA Corporation is a top 10 global services company and part of the NTT Group, a Fortune 29 telecommunications and services company based in Japan. We operate with 60,000 professionals in 36 countries. We help clients respond to market dynamics with flexibility and speed, reduce costs with less risk, and increase productivity to enable growth.
Day to Day job Duties
• Design, build, and deploy NLP models for intent classification, NER, and sentiment analysis using both traditional methods (BiLSTM, TF-IDF) and modern frameworks.
• Implement and optimize Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI to improve dialogue management and agent capability.
• Lead the development and optimization of conversational systems using Rasa NLU.
• Drive end-to-end development from POC to production-ready systems, including deploying models via API.
• Lead design reviews, define technical standards, and mentor junior engineers.
• Establish evaluation frameworks to measure model quality, accuracy, and safety.
Basic Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Python (5–6+ years), including Object-Oriented Programming and writing clean, testable code.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with BiLSTM, TF-IDF classifiers, and word embeddings (Word2Vec, GloVe).
• 2+ years of experience working with Rasa NLU and Rasa Core.
Additional Qualifications
• Experience with Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, or LLM-based RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
• Strong experience with ML frameworks: PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience in Cloud & DevOps: Docker, AWS/GCP, and CI/CD Pipeline.
Must be able to work on-site in a hybrid model.
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are a leading AI and digital infrastructure provider with capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. We work with clients and partners in over 50 countries and operate as a Global Top Employer. We also offer access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers and established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
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