Sr. Software Engineer-NLP

Sr. Software Engineer - NLP

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Developer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for fine-tuning and optimizing our Natural Language Processing (NLP) annotators using the Apache UIMA framework and SQL for database operations.

What you will do:

• Fine-tune and optimize NLP annotators for various use cases and domains.
• Develop and maintain bash scripts for automating processes and tasks related to NLP annotator development and deployment.
• Collaborate with data engineers and machine learning engineers to ensure the smooth integration of NLP annotators into our data pipelines.
• Leverage SQL for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes related to NLP annotator training and evaluation.
• Navigate and work within Unix-based servers and environments.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our NLP annotator development processes and workflows.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Java programming language and familiarity with the Apache UIMA framework.
• Solid understanding of SQL and experience working with relational databases.
• Expertise in Unix-based operating systems and comfortable with bash scripting.
• Experience with IDEs such as IntelliJ and SQL development tools like SQL Developer.
• Familiarity with Python and its ecosystem for NLP tasks is a strong plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Passion for Natural Language Processing and a desire to stay up to date with the latest trends and techniques in the field.

About Edifecs

Edifecs provides market-leading technology to its payer and health system customers, which serve nearly 300 million people in the U.S. healthcare market. For over 25 years, Edifecs has enabled customers to unlock greater value with their healthcare data management platform which includes its Best in KLAS healthcare interoperability cloud solution. Edifecs’ healthcare SaaS solutions, available on both public and private clouds, serve as the foundation that eliminates stakeholder friction to overcome healthcare’s biggest challenges, including accelerating value-based payment adoption and obtaining more complete and accurate care funding for alternative payment models.

Edifecs’ solutions are powered by AI that incorporates generative AI and LLMs, natural language processing, and machine learning, to provide deeper insights into patients, populations, and business processes. As new standards and regulations continually emerge from government agencies, Edifecs is a proven partner to support its customers road to “evergreen” compliance. Edifecs customers include 24 of the 25 top commercial health plans in the country, 29 of the 52 Medicaid programs, and 6 out of 10 of the largest health systems.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Our corporate credo of innovation, collaboration, customer-centricity, and integrity drive and inform all our actions and decisions. Please contact careers.in@edifecs.com for more information.