hatch I.T.

NLP/Linguistics Software Engineer

Somerville, MA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 29 days ago

PythonJavaAlgorithmsElasticsearchKubernetesMachine LearningData AnalysisData ScienceNLPAgile

About the role

Babel Street is looking for a Software Engineer to join their Analytics Group.
This is an execution-focused "builder" role for an engineer early in their career who wants to work at the intersection of NLP algorithms, search engines, and data science techniques.
Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage.

Implement and Maintain: Write high-quality, maintainable code to support the analytics platform and its record matching components.
Bridge Theory and Practice: Take theoretical ideas from linguistics and data science and implement them as practical software features.
Support Search Internals: Help optimize and maintain search engine components, including Elasticsearch data modeling and performance tuning.
Collaborate and Learn: Participate in agile sprint planning and work daily with senior partners to translate project requirements into technical solutions.
Build Scalable Systems: Assist in designing and shipping robust APIs and scalable architectures that integrate into our AI-native platform.

2-4 years of professional software engineering experience (including high-impact internships or projects).
Proficiency in Java (our core analytics language) or Python (for AI/ML integrations).
Ability to work across teams and make steady progress in ambiguous problem spaces.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, or a related technical field.
Familiarity with Elasticsearch internals or other search/retrieval-based systems.
Foundation in Data Science: Experience with data quality evaluation, data annotation, or guideline design, preferably for linguistics.

Educational Foundation: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, or a related technical field.

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world's most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations.
They deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis-ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems.
The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world.
Babel Street is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with regional offices in Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, and international offices in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K.

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