SR Java Systems Engineer

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior 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: US-Remote

Key Responsibilities:

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

• 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:

• BS with 10+ years of relevant industry experience or MS in Computer Science with 8+ years of relevant industry experience.

• In-depth knowledge of algorithms data structures and systems.

• Several years of experience developing applications in core Java.

• Experience in building distributed low-cost highly scalable 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.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the English language.

• Familiarity with data mining text processing and classification algorithms.

• Experience in algorithm design and machine learning.

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

• Prefer… Hands-on experience in public cloud platforms ideally GCP. Additional experience with other cloud technologies is advantageous.

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

• Prefer… Understanding of statistical methods and exploratory data analysis.

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