NLP ML/DL Research Engineer - Contract

Company Description

About Huawei

With 194,000 employees and operating in more than 170 countries and regions, Huawei is a leading global creator and provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Integrated solutions span across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services. Huawei is committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

About Huawei Canada

Huawei Canada focuses on fundamental research and development aimed at solving complex technical problems in emerging technologies like 5G, AI, Human Computer Interaction and Autonomous Driving. With ongoing research initiatives with 10 Universities across Canada and strategic collaboration agreements with several Universities, we support Canada’s rich research community.  In 2020, Huawei Canada ranked among the Top 20 corporate R&D investors in the country with a huge 40% increase in R&D investment year over year. Huawei Canada was established in 2008 and now has a total workforce of 1,200 in our six research centers across Canada.

Why work with Huawei Canada?

You will have the opportunity to work on real-world problems that impact people across the globe.  Many of our researchers are actively involved in publishing conference and journal papers, inventing patents and solving challenging technical problems. With cutting edge tools, access to highly specialized leaders and researchers, and significant funding, you will be well supported to fulfil your potential and pursue your professional dreams.

Job Description

Main responsibilities

• Advance the state of the art in NLP and ML.
• Participate in fundamental and applied research projects in Huawei.
• Publish in top conferences in NLP and ML.
• Delivering projects in a timely manner and presenting results.
• Being an independent thinker and autonomous team player with good oral and written communication skills

Qualifications

• Hold MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related subjects.
  • Having at least one year of experience in a similar job position
• Good theoretical grounding in machine learning, deep learning and NLP techniques.
• Experience in machine learning and deep learning libraries as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• You should be curious, like to think outside the box and appreciate complex challenges. Being outside of your comfort zone doesn't throw you off.
• Experience with git and code reviews.
  • Having front-end, back-end development experience is a plus
• Publications in top NLP\ML conferences (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, etc.)   is a plus.

Additional Information

• No Visa or sponsorship will be provided for this position
• Must be able to relocate to Montreal office at 7101 rue du Parc
• Contract will typically be 12 month with a strong possibility of extension or possible conversion to full-time permanent