* Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
* C++ development in a Unix environment; Java, Python and Perl experience a plus
* Algorithm design and analysis
* Fluent in Japanese; fluency in additional Asian languages such as Mandarin or Korean a plus
* Domain expertise in ONE OR MORE of the following fields:
o Information Retrieval
o Data Mining
o Machine Learning
o Computational Linguistics
o Artificial Intelligence