About the Role
Responsibilities:
Enhance, maintain, and optimize the core Deduced Abstraction Field Transformer engine, focusing on entity extraction, part-of-speech analysis, and parsing of semi-structured text using regular expressions.
Collaborate with the Linking team to design and implement high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements and technical specifications.
Lead code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure adherence to best practices and code quality standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the stability and performance of the software.
Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying this knowledge to drive innovation and efficiency within the team.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
5+ years of professional software development experience.
Strong problem-solving skills, with a desire to learn and the ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Proficiency in Java (Java 8 or later), with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, concurrency, and performance optimization.
Extensive experience working with traditional Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, libraries, and frameworks (e.g., spaCy, Stanford NLP, OpenNLP, or similar).
Strong understanding and practical use of regular expressions for pattern matching, text extraction, and input validation.
Technical Skills
Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
Knowledge of text pre-processing, tokenization, POS tagging, and entity recognition techniques in traditional NLP.
Experience working with large-scale text datasets, parsing unstructured data, and optimizing for performance and accuracy.
Ability to ensure that quality solutions integrate seamlessly with existing data pipelines and architectures.
Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
Familiarity with unit testing and test-driven development (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
Expertise in Git and GitHub workflows, including branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines.
Proficient with build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
Bonus/Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with machine learning techniques and how they apply to NLP tasks.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Exposure to containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
Working for you:
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career.
These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice