Roku

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Voice Assistant

Roku
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3 months ago
San Jose, CA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$230k - $367k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop software and algorithms for Roku’s Entertainment Assistant.
  • Design and develop high-availability, high-performance cloud-solution components.
  • Own initiatives end to end from proof of concept through production.
  • Build, deploy, and maintain machine-learning models and large-scale production systems.
  • Work across teams, evaluate alternative solutions, and make pragmatic technical decisions.
  • Take complete ownership of initiatives and contribute new ideas.

Requirements

  • At least five years of industry experience applying ML/AI to NLU or a related domain, or an advanced degree with at least three years of experience.
  • Experience with big-data systems including Spark, EMR, S3, and Airflow.
  • Strong programming experience in Java, Python, or C++.
  • Understanding of regression, classification, ranking, neural networks, and sequence models for text and speech.
  • Hands-on experience building challenging large-scale production systems.
  • Experience deploying and maintaining machine-learning models, including identifying appropriate KPIs and objective functions.
  • Experience with advanced machine-learning techniques, including LLMs and generative AI.
  • Experience building production NLU and/or ASR systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; transformer-based models in production are a plus.
  • Strong computer-science fundamentals and algorithmic problem-solving ability.

Benefits

  • Health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off are offered.
  • Additional benefits may include mental health and financial wellness support, healthcare, commuter benefits, and retirement options such as 401(k) or pension.
  • Hybrid work generally requires office attendance Monday through Thursday, with Fridays generally flexible for remote work.
  • Employees receive time off according to local leave policies and personal needs.

Tech Stack

Categories

Roku

About Roku

1,001-5,000 employees

Roku builds streaming players, Roku-branded TVs and audio gear, and the Roku OS licensed to TV manufacturers. Its platform supports ad-supported and subscription streaming, including The Roku Channel and Roku Originals, and underpins a significant advertising business. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, it is a public company trading on NASDAQ under the ticker ROKU.

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