Software Developer; INTL

We are seeking a well-rounded Software Developer to join our company on a full-time contract basis and contribute to our search technology development efforts internationally.

Responsibilities to Include (but not limited to):

• Engage with other developers, designers, product managers and quality engineers.
• Work with platform technical leads and architects to promote great software design and quality.
• Drive innovation by coming up with new and surprising ideas for our products and processes.
• Develop awesome new features front to back as part of a team.
• Point out issues with the existing architecture and code, and clean it up to make it better.

Qualifications,

Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 1-3+ years of JAVA software development experience is preferred: you must have excellent understanding of J2SE and deep architectural understanding of Java web applications & application servers [advanced educational accomplishments will also be considered].
• Good knowledge in some back-end technologies (i.e. Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, SQL, or others).
• Knowledge of Open Source libraries, tools and frameworks, e.g. for logging, testing, and building.
• Experience with technologies such as lucene, solr, or other IR technologies.
• Ability to slice and dice problems and tasks so they can be worked on by others and ability to mentor others (interns, rookies, and junior developers).

Company Information:

Vantage Labs  is a world leader and innovator in the development and leveraging of artificial intelligence and natural language technologies into a broad spectrum of vertical markets and industries. We specialize in providing advanced Software-as-a-Service solutions; we believe our customers should be able to choose top-quality linguistic solutions that meet the challenges of their market and business. Our technology is built on more than 30 years of linguistic research and is integrated with both SaaS and installable products.

Vantage's technologies are deployed in many common products, and we own some of the most prevalent technology patents in the country.

Equal opportunity employment:

There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We'd be happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help you apply. We hope you can join us.

Technical Expertise

• Engage with other developers, designers, product managers and quality engineers.
• Work with platform technical leads and architects to promote great software design and quality.
• Drive innovation by coming up with new and surprising ideas for our products and processes.
• Develop awesome new features front to back as part of a team.
• Point out issues with the existing architecture and code, and clean it up to make it better.

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 1-3+ years of JAVA software development experience is preferred: you must have excellent understanding of J2SE and deep architectural understanding of Java web applications & application servers [advanced educational accomplishments will also be considered].
• Good knowledge in some back-end technologies (i.e. Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, SQL, or others).

• Knowledge of Open Source libraries, tools and frameworks, e.g. for logging, testing, and building.
• Ability to slice and dice problems and tasks so they can be worked on by others and ability to mentor others (interns, rookies, and junior developers).
• Strong analytical skills

• Make a visible impact. Your ideas won't sit on the sidelines—you'll help shape products, improve architecture, and influence the future of our technology.
• Work with cutting-edge search and AI technologies. Gain experience with advanced search, natural language processing and large-scale SaaS platforms used by organizations worldwide.
• Learn from the best. Join a collaborative team that values mentorship, innovation, and continuous learning while providing opportunities to expand your technical expertise and career growth.