Software Developer (INTL)

Vantage Labs, LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Labs in the United States is seeking a well-rounded Software Developer on a full-time contract to contribute to our search technology development internationally.

You will collaborate with developers, designers, product managers and QA to design, implement and improve features end-to-end within our AI-powered SaaS platform.

Ideal candidates have a CS-related degree and 1–3 years of Java experience with Spring, Hibernate or Lucene, and a passion for clean architecture and mentoring others.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 1–3+ years of JAVA software development experience with strong knowledge of J2SE and Java web applications.
• Experience with back-end technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, SQL.
• Familiarity with Open Source libraries, tools and frameworks for logging, testing, and building.
• Experience with IR technologies like Lucene or Solr; ability to mentor juniors.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other developers, designers, product managers and QA engineers.
• Work with platform leads and architects to promote quality software design.
• Drive innovation and propose new ideas for products and processes.
• Develop new features front to back as part of a team.
• Identify and clean up issues in existing architecture and code.

Skills

Java

J2SE

Spring

Hibernate

Lucene

SQL

Open Source tools

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Solr

Logging frameworks

Testing frameworks

Job description

We are seeking a well-rounded Software Developer to join our company on a full-time contract basis and contribute to our search technology development efforts internationally.

Responsibilities to Include (but not limited to):

• Engage with other developers, designers, product managers and quality engineers.
• Work with platform technical leads and architects to promote great software design and quality.
• Drive innovation by coming up with new and surprising ideas for our products and processes.
• Develop awesome new features front to back as part of a team.
• Point out issues with the existing architecture and code, and clean it up to make it better.

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 1-3+ years of JAVA software development experience is preferred: you must have excellent understanding of J2SE and deep architectural understanding of Java web applications & application servers [advanced educational accomplishments will also be considered].
• Good knowledge in some back-end technologies (i.e. Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, SQL, or others).
• Knowledge of Open Source libraries, tools and frameworks, e.g. for logging, testing, and building.
• Experience with technologies such as lucene, solr, or other IR technologies.
• Ability to slice and dice problems and tasks so they can be worked on by others and ability to mentor others (interns, rookies, and junior developers).

Company Information:

Vantage Labs www.vantage.com is a world leader and innovator in the development and leveraging of artificial intelligence and natural language technologies into a broad spectrum of vertical markets and industries. We specialize in providing advanced Software-as-a-Service solutions; we believe our customers should be able to choose top-quality linguistic solutions that meet the challenges of their market and business. Our technology is built on more than 30 years of linguistic research and is integrated with both SaaS and installable products. Vantage's technologies are deployed in many common products, and we own some of the most prevalent technology patents in the country.

Equal opportunity employment:

There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We'd be happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help you apply. We hope you can join us.

Technical Expertise

Responsibilities

• Engage with other developers, designers, product managers and quality engineers.
• Work with platform technical leads and architects to promote great software design and quality.
• Drive innovation by coming up with new and surprising ideas for our products and processes.
• Develop awesome new features front to back as part of a team.
• Point out issues with the existing architecture and code, and clean it up to make it better.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 1-3+ years of JAVA software development experience is preferred: you must have excellent understanding of J2SE and deep architectural understanding of Java web applications & application servers [advanced educational accomplishments will also be considered].
• Good knowledge in some back-end technologies (i.e. Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, SQL, or others).

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Open Source libraries, tools and frameworks, e.g. for logging, testing, and building.
• Ability to slice and dice problems and tasks so they can be worked on by others and ability to mentor others (interns, rookies, and junior developers).
• Strong analytical skills

What's great in the job?

• Make a visible impact. Your ideas won't sit on the sidelines—you'll help shape products, improve architecture, and influence the future of our technology.
• Work with cutting-edge search and AI technologies. Gain experience with advanced search, natural language processing and large-scale SaaS platforms used by organizations worldwide.
• Learn from the best. Join a collaborative team that values mentorship, innovation, and continuous learning while providing opportunities to expand your technical expertise and career growth.