NLP Java Developer

The Cognitive Computing Team is a distributed team of experienced software professionals with a wide range of specialties and interests. Our products use machine learning and natural language processing to discover and analyze a wide range of data to create a consolidated view of an entity. You’ll be working directly on our flagship product, DDIQ. We make use of Machine Learning and natural language processing technologies as well as dealing with day-to-day application development and scaling issues. We utilize agile methodologies, iterate quickly to find solutions, and work together to ensure that the system evolves in a maintainable and performant fashion.

What You’ll Do: 

• Developing high-quality software using Java and related frameworks.
• Utilizing and developing NLP techniques to deal with real-world problems in foreign languages and English.
• Designing and developing algorithms for natural language understanding.
• Participating in R&D collaborative brainstorming and planning sessions.
• Conducting design and peer reviews.
• Proactively identifying areas for improvement, seeking solutions, and making recommendations.
• Performing and promoting effective communication practices across development teams and with business leads.

What You Need: 

• 3-5 years of experience with professional software development experience with Java and Java frameworks.
• Experience or strong interest learning NLP feature engineering and modeling (e.g. text classification, entity recognition, entity matching, dependency parsing).
• Strong competencies in data structures and software design.
• Exceptional analytical skills to understand problems, identify root cause and resolve.
• Knowledge of Python Machine Learning techniques and Generative AI are nice to haves.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and related technologies is a bonus.
• Due to the senstive dCandidate must be a US citizen 

We’re an amazing place to work. Why? 

• Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time off.
• Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits.
• Competitive compensation package.
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicable.
• Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming.
• Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certifications.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion 

At Exiger, we know our people are the core of our excellence. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represent a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and what we have been able to achieve as a global organization.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. These unique characteristics come together to form the fabric of our organization and our culture, and enhance our ability to serve our clients while helping them to solve their business issues. All qualified candidates will be considered in accordance with this policy.

At Exiger we believe we all have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects our global commitment to diversity and inclusion in any environment while acting on behalf of, and representing, Exiger.

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Candidate must clearable for secret/top secret US government clearance. 

Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage risk and compliance with a combination of technology-enabled and SaaS solutions. In recognition of the growing volume and complexity of data and regulation, Exiger is committed to creating a more sustainable risk and compliance environment through its holistic and innovative approach to problem solving. Exiger's mission to make the world a safer place to do business drives its award-winning AI technology platform, DDIQ, built to anticipate the market's most pressing needs related to evolving ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party and supply chain risk. Exiger has won 30+ AI, RegTech and Supply Chain partner awards.

Exiger’s core values are courage, excellence, expertise, innovation, integrity, teamwork and trust.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.