NLP

Connecting top NLP talent with extraordinary opportunities

Whether you’re building a cutting-edge NLP team or hoping to join one, DeepRec.ai connects the best people with the most exciting opportunities on the market. 

From biotech to financial services, we partner with pioneering companies to recruit exceptional NLP engineers, researchers, and technical leaders. Let us know what you’re looking for, and our team will make it happen.

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The Rise of NLP

The rise of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has taken the world by storm, and we’re here for it. From predictive text and chatbots to fully-fledged virtual companions like Siri and ChatGPT, NLP has moved machine learning into the mainstream.

The latest phase of NLP adoption is driving demand for domain-specific expertise. The talent pool is short, and projects are time-sensitive, leading to high premiums and fierce competition (like most areas of deep tech).

Where is NLP Heading? 

Digital Signal Processing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Algorithm Development, and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning are among the fastest-growing skills inside this talent pool, with specialists commanding more market influence than ever.

Alternative approaches to recruitment are essential in a space that’s short on skills, particularly when you’re competing against big budgets.

Through targeted event initiatives, podcast series, meetups, and more, DeepRec.ai’s natural language processing consultants have been busy building a global community of technologists.

This approach creates exclusive access to passive candidates, the best talent that can’t be found through traditional recruitment.

Whether you’re scaling a product team or making a mission-critical leadership hire, we help you move fast and land the right person at the right time.

Our consultants have the technical expertise, talent market insight, and commitment to diverse hiring practices needed to expand your search in the right direction.

How Do I Hire NLP Talent? 

Hiring NLP specialists typically requires a granular understanding of role requirements, technical understanding, market insight, and access to a well-networked community. Some of the key ingredients of a competitive recruitment process include: 

  • A strong employer value proposition – Top NLP candidates are drawn to cutting-edge projects. They're looking for the latest tech, training, investment, and buy-in. Does your brand story meet expectations? 
  • A clearly defined role scope – Role clarity is essential in a space that evolves quickly. Set clear expectations, responsibilities, and achievable goals to attract value-aligned candidates. 
  • Benchmarked remuneration packages – Competitive salaries are critical in high-demand, low-supply markets like natural language processing. Are your offers aligned with current market data? This should include equity, bonuses, and benefits. 
  • A streamlined interview process – Multi-stage interviews are infamous for driving up candidate dropout rates. The fewer stages you have (while still assessing the aspects that matter), the better the chance of securing your ideal talent.

If you'd like DeepRec.ai to build you a bespoke market guide, including competitor analysis, salary data, and talent insights, then we're happy to help. Let the team know what you'd like to explore, and we'll tailor the content to your needs: Enquire

The roles we recruit for in NLP include:

  • Head of NLP
  • Senior NLP 
  • NLP Engineer
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer, NLP
  • Machine Learning Engineer NLP
  • NLP Scientist 
  • NLP Researcher

 

NLP CONSULTANTS

Anthony Kelly

Co-Founder & MD EU/UK

Hayley Killengrey

Co-Founder & MD USA

Jonathan Harrold

Consultant - Germany

Benjamin Reavill

Consultant - US

LATEST JOBS

Spain
LLM Engineer (Mid-Senior)
LLM Engineer (Mid-Senior)Location: SpainSalary: €65k-€80k base + bonuses + relocation packageAbout the Company:A rapidly growing deep-tech firm creating advanced AI solutions that enhance efficiency and performance across sectors such as finance, energy, and manufacturing. Our diverse, international team thrives on collaboration and innovation. Role Overview: We are looking for an LLM Engineer to develop, refine, and deploy large language models. You will work on state-of-the-art AI projects, integrating models into products and solving complex, practical challenges.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement techniques to make LLMs more efficient, scalable, and effective.Conduct thorough evaluations and optimizations to improve model accuracy, speed, and reliability.Identify opportunities for innovation and propose creative solutions.Maintain clear documentation of experiments and outcomes; support and mentor junior engineers.Keep up to date with advances in LLM research and emerging AI technologies.Required Qualifications:Master’s or Ph.D. in AI, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.Mid: 2+ years hands-on experience with transformer models; Senior: 5+ years including other deep learning architectures.Strong Python programming skills and experience with PyTorch, HuggingFace, and cloud/deployment tools.Solid understanding of deep learning concepts, model training, and GPU performance optimization.Excellent communication skills; fluent in English.Preferred Qualifications:Experience delivering AI solutions in industry.Spanish language skills and familiarity with large-scale cloud/HPC environments.Experience evaluating LLMs, building RAG systems, or working on other AI applications (CV, audio, signal processing).Awareness of AI ethics and best practices; DevOps/MLOps experience a plus.Perks & Benefits:Permanent contract with performance bonus and signing bonusPrivate health coverage, relocation and visa support if neededFlexible hours, hybrid work, educational budget, language classesCareer growth opportunities and collaborative work culture
Jonathan HarroldJonathan Harrold
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
AI/ML product Manager
Senior Product Manager (LLMs / AI Agents) $170,000 - $210,000+ (DOE) Boston, MA - Hybrid (2x days per week in-office) We’re partnered with a Series B AI company that’s reimagining how large enterprises deploy intelligent agents in regulated industries. Their platform enables Fortune 500 insurers and financial institutions to safely automate complex, multi-step workflows, from customer interactions to back-office processing, using powerful, enterprise-grade AI agents. As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll take ownership of critical parts of the roadmap shaping the next generation of AI agent technology. You’ll work at the intersection of product, engineering, and customer success, turning ideas into scalable tools that bring transparency, trust, and measurable ROI to enterprise automation. What You’ll DoDefine and deliver product features that help enterprises evaluate, supervise, and continuously improve their AI agents in production.Build intuitive AI-powered dashboards and reporting tools that offer deep visibility into performance, compliance, and customer outcomes.Partner with customers and internal teams to create agent-building experiences that feel seamless. Where configuration, testing, and deployment are guided by real-time AI assistance.Collaborate cross-functionally to launch and scale products that drive measurable value for Fortune 500 clients and high-growth startups alike.What We’re Looking For:4–7 years of relevant technical experience with at least 3 years in a PM role.Proven success shipping enterprise SaaS products, ideally in AI, data, or automation-heavy domains.Strong technical fluency, able to discuss APIs, data models, and system architecture confidently with engineering teams.Excellent communicator and collaborator, capable of influencing technical and executive stakeholders alike.Comfortable in fast-moving, high-growth environments where priorities shift and creativity thrives.Nice to Have:Experience with AI/ML platforms, contact center technology, or enterprise integrations.Previous startup or early-stage experience.Familiarity with regulated industries such as insurance, healthcare, or finance.Background in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.Apply now or reach out directly to benjamin@deeprec.ai for more details.
Benjamin ReavillBenjamin Reavill
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Machine Learning Engineer (LLM)
Machine Learning Engineer (LLM) $160,000 - $200,000+ (DOE) Boston, 2 days per week in-office We’re working a fast-growing AI company on a mission to automate complex workflows in the financial services sector, starting with insurance. Their technology leverages cutting-edge AI to simplify high-value processes, from multi-turn conversations to full workflow automation. As an ML Engineer within LLMs, you’ll be building and scaling advanced AI systems that power intelligent, multi-agent workflows. You’ll take ownership of designing, fine-tuning, and productionizing large language models, integrating them with backend systems, and optimizing their performance. You’ll collaborate closely with data science, DevOps, and leadership to shape the AI infrastructure that drives the company’s automation solutions. What You’ll Do:Build, fine-tune, and productionize large language model (LLM) pipelines, including PEFT, RLHF, and DPO workflows.Develop APIs, data pipelines, and orchestration systems for multi-agent, multi-turn AI conversations.Integrate models with backend services, including voice orchestration platforms and transcript generation.Optimize model usage and efficiency, transitioning from external APIs to in-house solutions.Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, DevOps, and leadership to deliver scalable machine learning solutions. What We’re Looking For:Essential Skills & Experience:Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).Hands-on experience fine-tuning LLMs (Hugging Face, PEFT).Familiarity with AWS (especially S3 for model management) and deploying ML models to production.Ability to reason deeply about ML principles, architectures, and design choices.Knowledge of multi-agent orchestration and conversational AI systems.Desirable Skills & Experience:Experience with RLHF or preference optimization.Background in voice AI, speech-to-text, or text-to-speech systems.Exposure to financial services or insurance applications.Familiarity with optimizing models for long-context scenarios. If you’d like to hear more, please apply or get in touch!
Benjamin ReavillBenjamin Reavill
Remote work, United States
AI Evaluation Engineer
AI Evaluation Engineer $160,000 - $180,000 Remote (US-based)Are you passionate about shaping how AI is deployed safely, reliably, and at scale? This is a rare opportunity to join a mission-driven tech company as their first AI Evaluation Engineer, a foundational role where you’ll design, build, and own the evaluation systems that safeguard every AI-powered feature before it reaches the real world.This organization builds AI-enabled products that directly helps governments, nonprofits, and agencies deliver financial support to people who need it most. As AI capabilities race forward, ensuring these systems are safe, accurate, and resilient is critical. That’s where you come in.You won’t just be testing models, you’ll be creating the frameworks, pipelines, and guardrails that make advanced LLM features safe to ship. You’ll collaborate with engineers, PMs, and AI safety experts to stress test boundaries, uncover weaknesses, and design scalable evaluation systems that protect end users while enabling rapid innovation. What You’ll DoOwn the evaluation stack – design frameworks that define “good,” “risky,” and “catastrophic” outputs.Automate at scale – build data pipelines, LLM judges, and integrate with CI to block unsafe releases.Stress testing – red team AI systems with challenge prompts to expose brittleness, bias, or jailbreaks.Track and monitor – establish model/prompt versioning, build observability, and create incident response playbooks.Empower others – deliver tooling, APIs, and dashboards that put eval into every engineer’s workflow. Requirements:Strong software engineering background (TypeScript a plus)Deep experience with OpenAI API or similar LLM ecosystemsPractical knowledge of prompting, function calling, and eval techniques (e.g. LLM grading, moderation APIs)Familiarity with statistical analysis and validating data quality/performanceBonus: experience with observability, monitoring, or data science tooling
Benjamin ReavillBenjamin Reavill