8 May: FYI -- NLP, PayPal (San Jose, US)
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Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial
services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to
democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses
to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments
platform gives PayPal’s 277 million active account holders the
confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether
they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through
a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships,
PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice
and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting
paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal
platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and
merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds
in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25
currencies.
PayPal’s World Ready Team is looking for an adaptable, high
performing, motivated and self-reliant Computational Linguist who has
direct experience and passion for working with language data and the
ability to help create, categorize, audit, and improve lexical data.
What you’ll do at PayPal:
• Developing natural language processing code specific to your language.
• Leverage the power of large amounts of data to solve complex NLP.
• Provide input and suggestions towards innovating new approaches and features tailored to language processing.
• Automating and integrating workflow from diverse systems.
• Design and lead projects through the full development and testing cycle
• Apply linguistic knowledge and statistical models to contribute to the architecture and development of the NLP system
• Contribute to the development and integration of algorithms
Key Qualifications:
• B.S/MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields OR Degree in Computational linguistics
• Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics)
• Strong linguistic comprehension
• Up-to-date exposure to popular native culture and the ability to use that knowledge to inform data analysis
• Previous experience working with language data (e.g. research, analysis, translation, review)
• NLP experience
• Familiar with Java, Perl and shell scripting is a plus
• Experience using OS X or iOS software is a plus
• Good organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent English skills, other language skills are a plus
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to manage priorities
We're a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for
how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team
Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, to
empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone
who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees
challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. We want
to break down barriers to financial empowerment. Join us as we change
the way the world defines financial freedom.
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons
regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status,
physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex,
pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression,
genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public
assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide
reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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