| More Information: | Department: Software Engineering
Job Location: New York, USA
Web Address: http://www.factset.com
Job Rank: Software Engineer
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing
Description:
FactSet is currently seeking a talented and motivated person to join the
Parsing Team within the Content Collection Services (CCS) department. The
CCS department is responsible for the internal processing and delivery of
financial data that supports FactSet client needs. The primary
responsibility for this position will be the development and maintenance of
systems for processing financial data, with a focus on natural language
text analysis.
The FactSet Engineering team is composed of highly talented and
motivated individuals, primarily selected from top-tier technical
programs around the world. We believe this approach fosters the
continual introduction of new technologies and ideas, which has been
critical to our success. Our engineers believe that a key to their,
and FactSet’s, success is creating a loose team environment in which
everyone can contribute individually, yet at the same time cultivate a
community where engineers can depend on each other for help, learning,
and development.
Our management approach is to trust and expect the best. We believe in
hands-off management and encourage developers to take initiative to
complete projects, manage multiple tasks, and set their own individual
day-to-day priorities. We also encourage creativity and innovation,
since they benefit FactSet in the long run. In our friendly yet
professional atmosphere, FactSet offers an excellent opportunity to
grow and be a part of a successful team.
An ideal candidate for this position has a good mix of technical and
analytical skills for software development, as well as a research-oriented
background suitable for developing novel solutions for language processing
tasks.
Required Qualifications:
- Perl
- Unix / Linux
- Problem-solving skills
- Advanced data structures and algorithms
- Natural Language Processing / Computational Linguistics
- BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science or equivalent
Desired Qualifications:
- Machine Learning / Data Mining
- SQL / Database development
- Java / C / C++
- Financial / Investment / Business knowledge
FactSet Research Systems Inc. is an EOE/M/F/D/V Employer which strongly
supports diversity in the workforce. |