Location: Czechia. Ideally a person from Brno or the surrounding area as it is possible to join a team that works hybrid.
About RWS
RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.
Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.
Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com
About the Role
We are seeking a Prompt Engineer within the Linguistic AI Services (LAIS) team. The primary task is developing and optimizing prompts for large language models to expand RWS’ AI-driven linguistic services. You will be crafting sophisticated prompts that maximize the performance of AI models in various language-related tasks, such as AI LQA, term extraction and term creation, TM cleanup, content generation, and translation. You will work closely with linguists, technical teams and clients to ensure that the prompts elicit high-quality, contextually appropriate, linguistically correct and culturally sensitive outputs meeting client requirements.
If you are interested in the development and application of next-generation language technologies that are transforming the industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and refine advanced prompting techniques to enhance the performance and accuracy of large language models in linguistic AI tasks.
- Develop and implement AI output evaluation techniques to assess the quality, relevance, and accuracy of AI-generated output across various linguistic tasks.
- Analyze AI outputs to identify patterns and areas for improvement in both the prompts and the primary data.
- Collaborate with target language specialists to incorporate linguistic expertise into prompt engineering, ensuring that language-specific requirements and idiosyncrasies are captured.
- Work closely with the LAIS Research and Development team to align prompt engineering efforts with the latest AI methodologies and available tools.
- Conduct experiments and analyze results to continuously improve prompt effectiveness and efficiency across various linguistic tasks.
- Maintain a library of optimized prompts for different use cases, languages, and industries.
- Create and implement best practices and guidelines for prompt engineering within the LAIS team.
- Participate in client meetings when needed to understand specific requirements and tailor prompting strategies accordingly.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in prompt engineering and large language models, and apply this knowledge to improve RWS’s Linguistic AI Services.
- Contribute to the documentation and training materials related to prompt engineering for internal teams and clients.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, AI, or a related field.
- Proven experience in prompt engineering for large language models, preferably in linguistic applications.
- Strong understanding of natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning concepts.
- Experience with popular AI frameworks and platforms (e.g., OpenAI GPT, Llama, Claude, etc.).
- Familiarity with programming languages commonly used in AI/ML, such as Python.
- Proficiency with linguistic concepts and categories.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to optimize prompts based on performance metrics.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in collaborative environments, working with cross-functional teams.
- Creativity and innovation in approaching prompt engineering challenges.
- Experience working with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps) and web-based collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint) is a plus.
- Familiarity with the localization industry and language technologies is a plus.
Life at RWS –If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you’ll love life at RWS.
Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.
In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.
RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.
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