Job Description
Join our team at Zendesk QA (formerly Klaus) to develop cutting-edge customer service quality assurance solutions! We are seeking forward-thinking experts who are looking to build AI-driven tools that reshape the way teams review and analyze their customer interactions. Your skills and contribution can ensure our platform aids our customers in providing consistent, high-quality customer support, reducing churn and boosting customer satisfaction. Your expertise can help us change the game in how companies manage and improve their customer service operations.
Our quickly expanding, international team has embraced the innovative mindset from day one. We are looking to expand our team and seeking candidates for a hybrid role based in Estonia.
Our Stack
Python
Pandas, TensorFlow, PyTorch, LabelStudio
NLP: sPacy, hugging face, BERT, fastText
Google Cloud Platform, Data Studio
PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Spanner, BigQuery
What you'll be doing
High level of independence, trust, and research freedom
Excellent data engineering infrastructure - research close to production and data availability
We work with more than a hundred languages with many customers officially offering support in 10+ languages
Product-oriented researchPriority, product-oriented research is to develop methods for automatically evaluating quality in support interactions, i.e
Developing solutions for preprocessing of structured & unstructured data and partnering with ML engineers to employ them in data pipelines
Support from ML engineers in getting research models you create running in production
Working closely with product teams and communicating your research
What you'll bring to the role
At least 3-5 years of experience as a Data Scientist in the NLP domain
Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Language Technology or similar - PhD is a huge plus
Data/text mining, statistical data analysis, experimental design, and hypothesis validation
Creativity and curiosity to find problems that can be solved with applied science
Apply scientific methods for solving complex problems in innovative ways that take into account the ROI of the effort
Identify valuable data sources/shelf models and participate in developing data collection and preparation processes
Proven track record of getting models to production
Strong understanding of SQL and database technologies
Comfortable working independently, in English, and in a remote setting
Bonus: experience working with large language models, ASR and dealing with transcribed text
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.
Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working, enables us to purposefully come together in person, at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world, to connect, collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.
The intelligent heart of customer experience
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love. We advocate for digital first customer experiences—and we stick with it in our workplace. Over 5,000 employees worldwide are collaborating from kitchen tables, home offices, coworking spaces, and Zendesk workspaces to make one team.
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