If the prospect of working for a company developing critical technology for the commercial and federal government markets excites you, send an inquiry to jobs2008@basistech.com.

At Basis Technology you will find a diverse team of people dedicated to the success of our company, our customers, and our employees. Our reputation is built on a foundation of excellence, and we judge ourselves based on our customers’ success. We deliver on our commitments, respond to our customers' needs, and do not promise what we cannot deliver.

Our employees enjoy a multicultural, multilingual, and fun environment where creativity, learning, and respect are encouraged. Basis Technology is an equal opportunity employer.

Available Positions:

• Software Engineer
  (with Expertise in Natural Language Processing)
• Software Automation Engineer
• Japanese-speaking Office Manager

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Basis Technology has an opening for an experienced Software Engineer with Natural Language Processing expertise to work in our Development group. In this position, you will join leaders in text analysis to build and enhance linguistic capabilities of our products for document analysis and entity processing.

This is a full-time position and is available immediately. We are located in Cambridge, MA (near the Alewife T stop). The Company offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:

• Design, train, and evaluate statistical models for text analysis using large corpora
• Implement production-quality Java and C/C++ following principles of software engineering
• Collaborate with an Agile team to both research new ideas and to develop them into products

Qualifications:

• MS or BS in relevant subject area (e.g., Computer Science)
• 2-5 years programming experience in Java or C/C++ or similar object-oriented language
• 2-5 years experience with NLP / Computational Linguistics / Machine Learning
• Knowledge of Python, Perl, Ruby or a similar language
• Speaking, reading and writing ability in languages other than English is a plus, especially Asian or Middle Eastern languages
• Able and willing to absorb new information quickly and switch gears easily
• Excitement for elegant ideas and high-quality implementations

Please send resumes and inquiries to: jobs-eng-2008@basistech.com with “NLP Software Engineer” in the subject line. No agency submittals please.

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Basis Technology has an opening for an experienced Software Automation Engineer to work in our Development group. In this position, you will enhance the existing automated testing framework for our language analysis, web services and name matching products. Possible projects include: building and running sample programs, automating installations, and measuring performance and accuracy of our language analysis software libraries.

This is a full-time position and is available immediately. We are located in Cambridge, MA (near the Alewife T stop). The Company offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Computer Science degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to program in Java or C/C++
• Knowledge of other languages such as perl, python, XML, .NET, C# is a plus
• One to five years of software development experience on a variety of platforms
• Zero to five years of QA experience
• Good English language skills
• Knowledge of linguistics, natural language processing or computational linguistics is desirable
• Knowledge of languages in addition to English is also desirable, especially Arabic or Chinese

No Agency Submittals:

Please send resumes and inquiries to: jobs-eng-2008@basistech.com with “Automation Engineer” in the subject line.

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Basis Technology is seeking a Japanese-speaking Office Manager to support a dynamic environment. We are looking for a proactive self-starter with strong organizational and administrative skills. This person will have proven ability to problem solve, prioritize and multi-task. The ideal candidate will be professional and polished at all times and will have experience working in a highly visible and confidential environment. Judgment and diplomacy are key success factors.

This is a full-time position, available immediately. We are located in Cambridge, MA (near the Alewife T stop on the Red Line). The company offers a comprehensive benefits package with opportunities for continuing education and career advancement.

Responsibilities:

• The Office Manager will provide full administrative support with the following responsibilities:
• Answer and screen incoming telephone calls and inquiries, and take appropriate action
Coordination of the logistics of all internal and external meetings and conference calls
• Office management and event planning
Purchase supplies and maintain vendor relationships
• Create routine business correspondence and memoranda
File management, mail distribution, and management of expense reimbursements
• Assist the accounting, marketing and legal departments

Qualifications:

• Ability to prioritize and multi task effectively in a fast paced environment
• Discrete and polished attitude
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and with little direction
• Excellent verbal, written and phone-based communications skills
• Demonstrated personal organization, time management and resource skills
• Proficient computer skills with experience in word processing and spreadsheets
• Native Japanese speaker or second language speaker with high school level proficiency

At this time we are considering only local candidates who do not require relocation.

No Agency Submittals:

Please e-mail resume and pay history to jobs0801@basistech.com with “Office Manager” in the subject line.