Role: Conversational AI Engineer Location: Vienna, VA, Winchester VA, Pensacola FL, San Diego, CA- Hybrid Hire Type: Contract Experience Level - 10+ Years Job Description • Experience with Azure Cognitive Services - CLU (Conversational Language Understanding) • Experience continuously improving chatbot performance via analysis to improve experience and model accuracy • Prior experience with voice channel and transcription that is fed into a chatbot • Collaborative and ability to work in a team environment We are looking for a Conversational AI Engineer to design, build, and optimize AI-powered chatbots and voice assistants using Azure Bot Framework and Conversational Language Understanding (CLU). This role will focus on training, tuning, and analyzing AI models for voice-based interactions, ensuring seamless and intelligent user experiences. The primary focus of this role will be post-transcription. The voice to text side will be handled by another team. The ideal candidate has expertise in natural language processing (NLP), Azure Cognitive Services – CLU specifically, and tuning and training a model that is receiving requests that were initiated within a voice IVR style platform. A Conversational AI Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing the models within Azure Cognitive Services. Their work focuses on natural language understanding (NLU) and system integration to ensure smooth and effective human-AI interactions.