LINGUIST List 26.55
Tue Jan 06 2015
Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer, Vital Text Systems
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 30-Dec-2014
From: Gordon Monk <gordon.monk
vitaltextsystems.com>
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer, Vital Text Systems
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Department: Software Engineering
Job Location: Maine, USA (Telecommute)
Web Address:
http://vitaltextsystems.com Job Title: Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer
Job Rank: Manager; Programmer; Rank Open; Researcher; Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Description:
**This position has been filled.
Sr. NLP Engineer
Vital Text Systems (VTS), is a three year old startup in Portland, Maine. We need to add to founder team an experienced Sr. NLP engineer. This position is an equity position until a funding round completes in April. We establish no regular schedule, we have a backlog of stories to complete. You engage a backlog item, work with the others to complete it, test it, and launch it. All things completing as agreed you intend to join full time employment with VTS.
Current Situation
The VTS founders, a serial entrepreneur software engineering leader in his sixth startup, a PhD professor of linguistics, and a Sr. Executive currently leading a $250mm division of a global technology corporation two other software engineers. We are completing our third Minimum Viable Product (MVP) delivery with an app on Chrome Web Store (CWS) some revenue will follow. Senior staff corporate advisors in multiple industries review progress every couple of months since late 2013. We are confident and expect to self-fund our growth following this next round of funding. Our legal team in Maine was chosen through a competitive program attended by the top five legal teams in Maine. We embrace geographically distributed US contributors, you need not reside in Maine. Maine is a beautiful, environment for growing families. Our story is much bigger, we’re always eager to recount it.
Read our first regular patent application here: Vital Text Systems WO 2014093935 A1.
Our Model Candidate
- You must be a U.S. citizen.
- Masters, preferably PhD, requisite is determination to succeed.
- Very high order of persistence and ability to overcome adversity through dedicated effort.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Agile and Plan-driven (Waterfall) methodologies.
- Experience with Java and scripting languages such as Python.
- There is an excellent foundation in place.
- We need this support immediately.
How to apply
Provide your contact information to the application email below; we’ll do the rest.
Application Deadline: This position has been filled.
Email Address for Applications: info
vitaltextsystems.com
Contact Information:
CEO Gordon Monk
Email: gordon.monk
vitaltextsystems.com
Page Updated: 11-Feb-2015