Jobs

English Computational Linguist

Reference: LD_CLEN_BB_200812
Department: Linguistic Resources
Location: PARIS La Défense, FRANCE

Job Description, duties and responsibilities:

We are currently looking for a highly qualified computational linguist with native competence in English to join an international team for the development of MT corpus and dictionary resources. Primary responsibilities are:

• Corpus-based dictionary development for our European language pairs involving English
• Linguistic support, training and application of statistical models for client projects
• Improvement of English analysis and automatic dictionary coding resources
• Integration and testing of linguistic resources

Skills:

The ideal candidate must have strong interest in developing and enhancing the capabilities of machine translation and meet the following requirements:

• Native competence of English and French
• Experience in developing and applying statistical and corpus-based methods to NLP applications
• Thorough knowledge of computational lexicography and NLP methods in general
• Strong skills in English and French morphology and syntax
• Good working knowledge of Perl and other scripting languages
• Fluency in other European languages is a plus
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team

Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Informatics, Linguistics or Translation Studies (Masters or PhD), and 2+ years experience in an industrial or academic NLP environment

Dutch Computational Linguist

Reference: LD_CLNL_BB_200809
Department: Linguistic Resources
Location: PARIS La Défense, FRANCE

Job Description, duties and responsibilities:

We are currently looking for a highly qualified Dutch computational linguist to join an international team for the development of MT corpus and dictionary resources. Primary responsibilities are:

• Corpus-based dictionary development for Dutch language pairs
• Linguistic support, training and application of statistical models for client projects
• Improvement of Dutch analysis and automatic dictionary coding resources
• Integration and testing of linguistic resources

Skills:

The ideal candidate must have strong interest in developing and enhancing the capabilities of machine translation and meet the following requirements:

• Native competence of Dutch and high fluency in English and French
• Profound knowledge of computational lexicography and NLP methods in general
• Experience in developing and applying statistical and corpus-based methods to NLP applications
• Strong skills in Dutch, English and French morphology and syntax
• Good working knowledge of Perl and scripting languages
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team

Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics or Translation Studies (Masters or PhD), and 2+ years experience in an industrial or academic NLP environment

German Computational Linguist

Reference: DEVLING07_DE
Department: Linguistic Development
Location: Paris La Défense, France

Job description:

In this position, under the direction of the Lead Computational Linguist, you will be responsible for the linguistic code of the German components of our machine translation systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain German modules of existing language pairs (German<->English, German<->French).
• Contribute to the development of new language pairs involving German (German<->Spanish, German<->Italian, German<->Portuguese).
• Further develop and improve the German components.
• Interface with the Lexicography department and with SYSTRAN's software development team.

Skills:

• Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics or Computer Science (Masters, PhD).
• Computational linguistics syntax formalisms.
• Very good C/C++ and Perl programming skills.
• XML technologies.
• Native German speaker.

Experience:

• Previous experience in German computational linguistics projects.
• Experience in Machine Translation is a plus.

Other Requirements:

• Fluency in English, speaking and writing.

English Computational Linguist

Reference: DEVLING07_EN
Department: Linguistic Development
Location: Paris La Défense, France

Job description:

In this position, under the direction of the Lead Computational Linguist, you will be responsible for the linguistic code of the English components of our machine translation systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain English modules of existing language pairs.
• Contribute to the development of new language pairs involving English.
• Further develop and improve the German components.
• Interface with the Lexicography department and with SYSTRAN's software development team.

Skills:

• Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics or Computer Science (Masters, PhD).
• Computational linguistics syntax formalisms.
• Very good C/C++ and Perl programming skills.
• XML technologies.
• Native English speaker.

Experience:

• Previous experience in English computational linguistics projects.
• Experience in Machine Translation is a plus.

Other Requirements:

• Fluency in another European language.

Java Software Engineer

Reference: XL_LD_JSE_200510
Department: Product Development
Location: PARIS La Défense, FRANCE

Job description :

In this position, under the direction of project manager you will be responsible for writing server-side code for web-based applications. You will be responsible for developing Java code for client-server SYSTRAN's application. We are looking for well-rounded developers who know how to create robust high-volume production applications, and who can rapidly develop prototypes.

Skills :

• Good understanding of and practical experience with, Java web application development
• Strong Java programming skills and object oriented design experience
• Working knowledge of J2SE and J2EE libraries, design patterns, JSP and servlets
• Knowledge of session management, object relational mapping and multithreading
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community

Experience :

• Undergraduate or equivalent
• Strong Java programming skills and object oriented design experience
• Working knowledge of J2SE and J2EE libraries, design patterns, JSP and servlets
• Knowledge of session management, object relational mapping and multithreading
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community

Other Requirements :

• Fluency in English, speaking and writing

Windows Software Engineer

Reference: XL_LD_WSE_200510
Department: Product Development
Location: PARIS La Défense, FRANCE

Job description :

In this position you will be responsible for designing and building SYSTRAN Windows interfaces. We are looking for well-rounded developers who have the ability to create robust Windows applications and can rapidly develop Windows application prototypes. Candidates should have a good understanding of, and practical experience with, C# Windows application development.

• A good understanding of, and practical experience with, C# Windows application development
• Extensive experience programming in C++ and/or C#, with strong OOD skills
• In-depth knowledge of the .NET Framwork, Windows SDK, and Win32 API
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community

Experience :

• Undergraduate or equivalent
• 2-5 years experience in software development

Other Requirements :

• Fluency in English, speaking and writing

QA/Test Engineer

Reference : PG_QA_200907
Department : Research and Development
Location : PARIS La Défense, FRANCE

Job description:

Reporting to the QA Lead, your mission will be 3-fold:

• Execute both functional and performance & reliability testing for SYSTRAN product releases, and assess the quality of the products delivered by the development teams against product requirements.
• Provide support for the replication of customer issues, test and validate corresponding bug fixes or software enhancements.
• Increase automatic test portfolio.

More specifically, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Develop formal test plans.
• Create and maintain test documentation.
• Execute tests, manually or using automatic test tools.
• Develop automatic tests.
• Ensure Quality delivery of the products.

This is not limitative, and you will have to perform any other tasks that the QA Lead may consider to be within your range of capabilities, effectively and diligently.

Skills:

• Knowledge of Defect Management and Test Management tools.
• Expertise of Windows and Linux platforms.
• Expertise of MS Office tools.
• Programming Awareness: scripting languages (shell, Perl).
• Good communication skills to interact with other teams.
• Strong Problem Solving capabilities.
• Energy, enthusiasm, engagement, creativity, results-driven.
• Team player.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• ISTQB Certification in Software Testing will be appreciated.
• Minimum 2 years of software testing within a software development life cycle:
  • Test Analysis
  • Test Automation
  • Test Management
• Good level in English, speaking and writing.

Software Engineer - Research Scientist

Reference: SD_RS_JS_200801
Department: Research and Development
Location: United States – San Diego, CA

Job Description, duties and responsibilities:

We are currently seeking experienced Software Engineers - Research Scientists to join our R&D team in San Diego to develop machine translation systems.

The ideal candidate must have a combination of research and implementation skills, including significant programming experience. Strong experience with machine translation, text classification, statistical techniques for NLP, information theory, or a related field is highly desirable.

Responsibilities include software development, experimentation, analysis of results, and building systems that combine linguistics and statistical language models for machine translation covering several languages.

Skills:

• Strong background in statistical modelling required.
• A combination of research and implementation skills.
• Significant programming experience in C++.
• An exceptional individual interested in transforming the capabilities of machine translation systems.
• Fluent in English and at least one additional language.
• Solid background in linguistics.
• Excellent academic background and demonstrated academic achievement.
• Superior oral and written communications skills.
• Evidence of mature, flexible, and innovative approaches in previous work experience.

Education and Experience:

• PhD in Computational Linguistics or relevant field.
• 3+ years work experience.