NLP Engineer (offline)

General Skills

Independent thinker
Strong ability to interpret strategy goals into actionable technical projects
Juggle multiple priorities and continuously adjust short term plans to align with team objectives
Research mindset - given our objectives are pushing the boundaries of technical capabilities, the candidate should be comfortable with working on the edge of research and be comfortable with self directed research of potential solutions to complex problems and designing and proposing solutions to the team that have "yet to be solved"
Quality Focused - Build solution which can be statistically validated by clinical experts
Team Focused - thrive on working in team environment to deliver results that are embraced by diverse teams with deep domain expertise (eg. PhD's)

Strong English Language Skills

Technical Skills
Required Experience
MS Computer Science
Strong background in Enterprise Java, SQL
Core knowledge of natural language processing techniques and familiarity with open source tools for text processing.
Experience with information retrieval and mapping of raw text to semantic ontologies (normalized name spaces)
Large Scale processing of datasets for further analysis for Business Intelligence or Machine Learning
Multi-threaded design and scalability

Preferred
Experience in medical text processing and/or medical information extraction/retrieval
Understanding of machine learning and deep learning concepts, experience in using deep learning tools
Knowledge of Python
NoSQL databases experience
Publications at conferences or contribution to an open source for NLP/ML problems
CTakes, StanfordNLP

About Codeminders

Codeminders do not do any business with Russia, Belarus or temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories (Crimea, Donbas, etc). We are not hiring engineers residing in these territories.
Founded in California in 2004, Codeminders develops software for high-tech companies located predominantly in Silicon Valley. While we work on a broad range of products, our primary focus is on modern technologies such as AI, mobile, video conferencing, and cloud computing. You will have a chance to work on innovative software products envisioned in the heart of Silicon Valley. Many of our customers are startups, but some are established companies with millions of users. At Codeminders you will have a chance to work closely with world-class engineers from both the US and Ukraine and learn the newest technologies, tools, and development processes.

Some of the benefits of working for Codeminders are:

• Salary based on individual qualifications, experience, and interview results
• Outstanding job stability with great opportunities for professional growth and advancement
• Western management practices
• Prospect of business travel to the US and Еurope
• Modern and comfortable office in Kyiv within walking distance from “Zoloti vorota” subway station
• Great benefits package including medical, education, and fitness
• Reimbursement for moving expenses for out-of-town candidates
• Flexible working hours (including opportunities to periodically work from home)
• Performance bonuses and annual salary reviews
• Choice of desktop or a laptop as the main workstation
• Bicycle and car-friendly office In-office gym
• Regular team-building events

Company website:
https://www.codeminders.com

DOU company page:
https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/codeminders/