Principal Java Systems Engineer

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Java Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in information retrieval processing and ranking with a solid understanding of public cloud technologies especially GCP.  This role involves working in a remote environment requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to solve complex problems independently and creatively.

Work Location: Canada-Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and innovative robust Java code for information retrieval processing and ranking at massive scale.

• Build enhance optimize and deploy tools workflows systems to process textual data for extraction of relevant information

• Improve information extraction using machine learning and natural language processing techniques

• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders ensuring clear understanding of technical requirements and project goals.

• Write detailed design documents develop comprehensive automated tests and coordinate automated deployments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field of study with 15+ years of relevant industry experience /  Master’s degree in Computer Science with 10+ years of relevant industry experience

• In-depth knowledge of algorithms data structures and systems

• Familiarity with data mining text processing and classification algorithms.

• Experience in algorithm design and machine learning

• Several years of experience developing enterprise applications in core Java

• Experience in building distributed low-cost internet-scale streaming systems in Java ideally on Linux

• E2E software development lifecycle experience including building and maintaining production grade software

• Excellent communication interpersonal analytical and problem-solving skills

• Worked effectively in a remote setting maintaining strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform

• 5+ years of experience in customer-facing software/technology or consulting

• Understanding of statistical methods and exploratory data analysis

• Hands-on experience with Apache Hadoop

• Prefer - Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification or other Google Cloud Professional level certification.

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