Job Description

The Opportunity
Nasdaq's Data Product Development group specializes in creating unique and insightful data products. Utilizing data from both internal and external sources, we deliver innovative products that power some of the worlds most successful organizations.
Were currently seeking a Data Scientist - NLP, LLM, and GenAI (student) to join our team and to help create new products and services powered by modern AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLM). The ideal candidate is autonomous, creative, and laser-focused on driving tangible business value through their ingenuity.
Please note that this is a contract role that ends September 30, 2024 and that we're considering candidates for both part-time and full-time employment (with preference to full-time).
The Role
Collaborate with Product, Data, and Technology teams to design and create new products and services powered by AI
Work alongside a team of data scientists in applying state-of-the-art LLMs from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Mistral to address the unique challenges of financial data
Assess the quality and robustness of your solutions and iterate to optimize performance
Apply best practices of MLOps / LLMOps in deploying new products and services to production
Qualifications and Skills
1+ years of experience processing structured and unstructured data using NLP
Solid understanding of NLP and related concepts such as vectorization, entity recognition, semantic search, and so forth
Demonstrated experience applying LLMs to solve real-world, industry problems
Experience with RAG and LLM fine-tuning is a strong plus
Python experience is required, AWS/FastAPI/Gradio/Docker is a plus
Passionate about Generative AI, consistently tracking the latest industry developments
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
Benefits and Perks
Competitive salary and incentives
Engaging and impactful work
Smart, motivated, and talented colleagues
Health benefits for you and your family
Choice of hardware, software, and work setup
Hybrid work schedule
*** This is a contract role for immediate hire with a scheduled end date of September 30th, 2024 ***
Come as You Are
Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.