26.55, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer, Vital Text Systems

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Subject: 26.55, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer, Vital Text Systems

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:54:13
From: Gordon Monk [gordon.monk at vitaltextsystems.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Sr. Computational Linguistics Programmer, Vital Text Systems

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University or Organization: Vital Text Systems 
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:

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: 25-Jun-2015 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: info at vitaltextsystems.com 
Contact Information:
	CEO Gordon Monk 
	Email: gordon.monk at vitaltextsystems.com 





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