Software Engineer - NLP Platform CodeRyte

Overview

You will be a member of a team working on core production of language processing documents.
Designing, coding and debugging applications based on Perl, with some Java components that function as a production pipeline in a SaaS/ASP organization.
Primary role will be to develop improved platform components which analyze medical language and produce interoperable output.
Builds tools and utilities that manage and monitor the production environment, allow analysis of NLP processing and output, provide configurable features to the platform, and allow subject matter experts to manage logic and controlling tables.
Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.

Need

Strong Java.
A good knowledge of perl, including DBI, OO perl, LibXML, CPAN, and regexes.
Experience with machine learning techniques such as Maximum Entropy and Expectation Maximization or software such as Weka or Mallet.
Experience with regular expressions (repeated, because its important).
Desirable: SQL/MySQL, object oriented programming techniques, unit tests, test driven development, Natural Language Processing, information retrieval, linguistics and information extraction, java.
Experience working with a team to deliver code
B.S. or higher degree having 3+ years of experience in software development and/or machine learning.
Bethesda location

Ideal

Have an innovative programming approach and a passion for exploring new ideas.
Be willing to make mistakes.
A strong desire to bring order to a sometimes chaotic environment.
Proactively seek opportunities to broaden and deepen knowledge base and proficiencies, a desire to learn and grow.
A strong commitment to staying up to date on the latest technologies and trends on software development and practices.
Care about your work and your internal and external customers.
Must be team-oriented and willing to jump in and help out.
Desire to participate in the demanding world of healthcare information technology.
Wants to revolutionize change in healthcare.

CodeRyte offers excellent benefits, stock options, a flexible work environment (including telecommuting arrangements), opportunities for advancement and the chance to work on fascinating problems and solutions.

Location:	7500 Old Georgetown Road Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20814 United States