Job Description:Req ID: 39421 Job Summary: YP.com is a leading search engine for finding, exploring, and engaging with local businesses. We are in the process of building next generation search platform and technologies. We are looking for a self-driven and proactive candidate for a Lead Software Engineer position in our Query Intelligence team. This position is responsible for the design and development of intelligent systems that can enrich our user experience, and help drive the search relevancy. These systems include query autosuggestion system, query spelling correction system, query classification, query intent detection, geographic information systems etc. Job Details: * Design, implement, maintain, and test leading edge consumer facing information retrieval systems using Java. * Process geo data, develop and maintain end-to-end pipelines/framework that can handle large volume of geo data input and do address verification and geo coding. * Develop scalable software engineering solutions for information extraction problems in NLP, machine learning, computational linguistics and data mining. * Create prototypes very quickly and re-architect them for production. * The ideal candidate will be passionate about search engineering and able to thrive in a dynamic analytical environment. * Play an active role in the evolution of the query intelligence products. Candidate Requirements: * Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) * 4+ years extensive programming experience in object-oriented programming (java or c++). * Familiar with at least one scripting language. Ruby preferred, but perl, python are also acceptable. * Working knowledge of geospatial concepts. Experience with developing custom geospatial solutions is a plus. * Experience working with large data sets, machine learning, NLP, data mining a must. * Experience with Hadoop or Hive. * Working knowledge with at least one of the following RDBMS: MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, Sybase. * Participated in the full life cycle of at least one large project: design, implementation, release, and sustaining. * Experience with source control and continual integration development. * Strong problem-solving and analytical skills required. * Competency Profile * Ability to switch context, and multitask effectively. * Must be self-motivated, have great communication skills (work with product, qa, and other dev teams), innovative and engineering excellence, and the ability to adapt to change. * Familiarity with statistical analysis and sampling, proficiency of R is a plus. * Experience with Hadoop (familiar with map/reduce, pig, hive or cascading). * Experience with search, hands-on knowledge of Solr/Lucene is a plus. * Background Experiences * A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design. * BS in Computer Science or related field is required. MS and/or PhD a plus. YP is a leading local marketing solutions provider in the US dedicated to helping local businesses and communities grow. YP's flagship consumer brands can reach nearly 95% of US internet users, which are used by nearly 70 million visitors each month in the US. YP solutions had more than 1 billion searches on mobile and more than 1.3 billion searches online in 2015. The YP app has been downloaded more than 20 million times and YP has almost 7 million registered users of its website and apps. YP solutions and services are backed by thousands of media consultants and customer service professionals in local markets across the US with relationships spanning nearly half a million advertisers. As we continue to expand our leadership in the mobile local ad market we find ourselves with several distinctions including; ranking among the top 50 digital media companies in the world, owner of the 31st largest website ( YP.com ) and a top 40 mobile app (YPmobile). To learn more about joining our exciting team check us out and follow us on Facebook , Twitter and YouTube YP LLC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V Information Technology Posting Notes: || Glendale || California (US-CA) || United States (US) || YellowPages.com LLC SF:LI-AI1 ()
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