Senior NLP Data Engineer

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Chicago, IL
Hybrid
120K-170K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Legal Tech • Productivity • Software
Whoever you are, whatever you do, however you work. Make it mean something at iManage.
The Role
As a Senior NLP Data Engineer, you will design and optimize data pipelines, automate workflows, and support machine learning systems, focusing on unstructured text data.
Summary Generated by Built In

We offer a flexible working policy that supports a healthy balance between personal and professional well-being. This role requires in-office presence on Tuesdays & Thursdays to collaborate, connect, and learn from peers - while also maintaining the flexibility for meaningful work-life balance. 

Being a Senior NLP Data Engineer at iManage Means… 
You’re passionate about transforming unstructured text into meaningful insights that power AI and machine learning solutions. You thrive at the intersection of data engineering, AI and natural language processing, building the pipelines and datasets that fuel generative AI applications, agentic systems, advanced model fine tuning and other NLP-driven capabilities across iManage.

As an NLP Data Engineer on the Applied AI team, you will design, build, and optimize large-scale text data pipelines that power AI/ML and Generative AI solutions for our customers. You’ll work with knowledge engineering, applied AI, and product teams to prepare, enrich, and integrate document data. Your work will be essential to enabling intelligent, AI-powered features across the iManage platform.

iM Responsible For… 

  • Designing, developing and maintaining scalable pipelines in MSFT Azure to ingest and transform large volumes of text data from multiple sources
  • Designing automated workflows for text normalization, deduplication, language identification, PII redaction and metadata enrichment
  • Building automated data validation processes to ensure accuracy and consistency
  • Supporting model fine-tuning, semantic search and Gen AI evaluations tuning through dataset curation, prompt dataset preparation, labeling coordination, and text quality validation
  • Partnering with the Applied AI team to gather data requirements and build data interfaces for developing and maintaining machine learning systems
  • Maintaining data lineage and following data privacy, security and governance best practices
  • Implementing data versioning and lineage tracking for machine learning experiments

iM Qualified Because I Have… 

  • A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Linguistics, or a quantitative related field.
  • 4+ years of data engineering experience, with at least 2 years working with unstructured data in a business setting.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, PySpark, and data manipulation for large unstructured text datasets.
  • Strong understanding of NLP concepts such as tokenization, embeddings, semantic search, and experience with standard text libraries such as SpaCy, HuggingFace Datasets, NLTK.
  • Solid dataOps knowledge and experience orchestrating advanced NLP data pipelines using cloud based data infrastructure
  • Proficiency with Git and collaborative development frameworks
  • A passion for enabling AI capabilities through scalable, reliable data architecture.
  • Problem solving, creativity, curiosity, and a collaborative mindset.

Bonus Points If I Have...

  • Exposure to Microsoft Azure Services such as Fabric, ADLS, AI Foundry, Azure ML, MLflow
  • Experience with knowledge graph implementation for NLP applications
  • Experience working with data for the legal domain
  • Experience designing architectures for large-scale text corpora

Don't meet every qualification listed above? Studies show that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet all qualifications. At iManage, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment, and encourage everyone to show up as their full authentic selves. We welcome those that come with a growth mindset and a hunger for learning; so, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification we encourage you to apply anyways!  

iM Getting To…  

  • Join a supportive, experienced team with an inclusive, encouraging, and vibrant culture.  
  • Have flexible work hours that allow me to balance my ‘me time’ with my work commitments.  
  • Collaborate in a modern open plan workspace, with a gaming area, free snacks, drinks and regular social events.  
  • Focus on impactful work, solving complex, real challenges utilizing the latest technologies and protocols.  
  • Own my career path with our internal development framework. Ask us more about this!  
  • Learn new skills and earn certifications with access to unlimited courses in LinkedIn Learning.  
  • Join an innovative, industry leading SaaS company that is continuing to grow & scale!  

iManage Is Supporting Me By...  

  • Creating an inclusive environment where I can help shape the culture not just by fitting in, but by adding to it.  
  • Providing a market competitive salary that is applied through a consistent process, equitable for all our employees, and regularly reviewed based on industry data.  
  • Rewarding me with an annual performance-based bonus.  
  • Offering comprehensive Health/Vision/Dental/Life Insurance, and a 401k Retirement Savings Plan with a company match up to 4%.   
  • Giving access to HealthJoy, a healthcare concierge service, to help me maximize my health benefits.  
  • Granting enhanced leave for expecting parents; 20 weeks 100% paid for primary leave, and 10 weeks 100% paid for secondary leave.   
  • Providing me with a flexible time off policy to take the time off that I need. Be it for vacation, volunteering, celebrating holidays, spending time with family, or simply taking time to recharge and reset.  
  • Caring for my mental health and well-being with multiple company wellness days and free access to the Healthy Minds app for mindfulness, meditation and more.  
The overall US annual base salary range for this position is $120,000–$170,000. Individual compensation for each candidate depends on factors such as qualifications, experience, and candidate location. This range does not include additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses, or benefits. Your recruiter will provide further details about the offer range, incentives, and overall compensation during the hiring process.

About iManage…  

iManage is dedicated to Making Knowledge WorkTM.  Over one million professionals across 65+ countries rely on our intelligent, cloud-enabled, secure knowledge work platform to uncover and activate the knowledge that exists inside their business content and communications.    

We are continuously innovating to solve the most complex professional challenges and enable better business outcomes; Our work is not always easy but it is ambitious and rewarding.   

So we’re looking for people who love a challenge. People who are happiest when they’re solving problems and collaborating with the industry’s best and brightest. That’s the iManage way. It’s how we do things that might appear impossible. How we develop our employees’ strengths and unlock their potential. How we find meaning in everything we do.   

Whoever you are, whatever you do, however you work. Make it mean something at iManage.  

iManage provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.   

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

Learn more at: www.imanage.com   

Please see our privacy statement for more information on how we handle your personal data:  

https://imanage.com/privacy-policy/   

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,100 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

iManage is dedicated to Making Knowledge Work. Over one million professionals across 65+ countries rely on our intelligent, cloud-enabled, secure knowledge work platform to uncover & activate the knowledge that exists inside their business content and communications. We are continuously innovating to solve the most complex professional challenges & enable better business outcomes.

Our work is not always easy but it is ambitious & rewarding.

We are a people-first company where our employee's wellbeing is our #1 priority! That’s why we offer generous paid time off, private benefit packages that include Health/Vision/Dental/Life, plus our employee assistance program (EAP) and HealthyMinds app to support your mental health and wellbeing.

We realize that work is more than just a paycheck; it’s an important part of living and growing. We strive to have a positive impact on families and a commitment to creating an organization where everyone can thrive.

We’re on a mission to foster an environment where everyone makes progress, innovates, and comes together as part of a best-in-class workplace. Everyone at iManage plays an important part in achieving our vivid future.

Why Work With Us

We’re looking for people who love a challenge. People who are happiest when they’re working hard, solving problems, and collaborating with the industry’s best and brightest. In exchange, we’ll make sure the work you do here is worth doing. That’s the iManage way. It’s how we do things that might appear impossible.

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