VoiceBox Technologies — Computational Linguist – Data Liaison

Company: VoiceBox Technologies (www.voicebox.com)

Location: Bellevue, WA

Salary/Wage: Negotiable

The Computational Linguist – Data Liaison will help define requirements for
and validate 
data needed to create grammars and statistical models used in natural language 
applications for consumer devices. 

Skills/Requirements

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 Experience with working on NLP/NLU technologies 

 Good analytical skills

 Scripting skills

 Eagerness to carry research ideas into working products

 Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that includes frequent releases

 The following are a plus

 Good understanding of C# or Java

 Good understanding of Perl or Python

 Good understanding of Unix based operating systems

 Good database knowledge; MS SQL, Oracle, SQLite

 Experience with developing NLP applications for Information Extraction or
Question Answering

 Practical knowledge of phonetic alphabets

 Any knowledge of speech technology

 Experience with BNF and XML is a plus