Senior Computational Linguist

About the Team

Roku’s Voice Team aims to develop the best voice system for TV. We enable users to launch channels, search for movies, TV shows, sports, and music, discover new content, and control their TVs and Smart Home devices with natural spoken requests, including hands‑free, in multiple languages. Our goal is to help people find what they want and make it easier for people to stream.

We are looking for a top‑notch Sr. Computational Linguist who is passionate about using language data and modeling to help our users connect effortlessly to Roku content and functionality. Responsibilities include analyzing data from our users around the world and incorporating insights into our products. You will join a talented, high‑performance team with a history of delivery and help maintain an accelerated pace while delivering high quality.

• Develop models to extend voice support to new Roku features and across languages internationally.
• Collect and analyze spoken and written language data to improve our models, capturing a wide variety of expressions in rule‑based or machine‑learned systems.
• Maintain existing systems, recognize issues, and apply the right tools to debug and solve problems.

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Linguistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one non‑English language, ideally at the native or near‑native competence level, with Spanish or Portuguese preferred.
• At least two years of experience with spoken natural language applications.
• Solid knowledge of core linguistics: semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, discourse, and dialogue.
• Experience with rule‑based grammars and machine learning for NLP, including LLM and generative AI.
• Practical experience with cleaning, manipulating, and analyzing large natural language data sets.
• Experience with scripting languages, preferably Python.
• Experience creating and adapting database queries in SQL.
• Experience with version control and collaborative software development.

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work, except for roles required to be in the office five days a week or employees in offices with a five‑day in‑office policy.

Roku offers a diverse range of benefits as part of the compensation package to support employees and their families. The comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Employees are supported in taking time off in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs.

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to

Roku is an equal‑opportunity employer and provides a diverse environment for all employees.