LINGUIST List 13.335

Thu Feb 7 2002

Jobs: Speech Recognition: Application Developer, USA

Editor for this issue: Karolina Owczarzak <karolinalinguistlist.org>


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  • Jessie E.Pilkin, Speech Recognition: Application Developer at Viecore, Inc., NJ USA

    Message 1: Speech Recognition: Application Developer at Viecore, Inc., NJ USA

    Date: 7 Feb 2002 15:35:59 -0000
    From: Jessie E.Pilkin <HRviecore.com>
    Subject: Speech Recognition: Application Developer at Viecore, Inc., NJ USA


    Areas Required: Speech Recognition Application Developer University or Organization: Viecore, Inc. Department: Human Resources State or Province: Ramsey, NJ Country: USA Final Date of Application: June 1, 2002 Contact: Jessie E. Pilkin HRviecore.com

    Address for Applications: 600 E. Crescent Ave. Upper Saddle River NJ 07458 USA

    Job Description:

    As a Speech Recognition Application Developer you will be responsible for designing, developing and improving solutions in the Call Center space including but not limited to IVR, Voice Recognition, and Speaker Verification applications. The incumbent will need to work closely with the software development team through the full life cycle of development from design, development, coding, documentation, testing, installation, and maintenance. Focus will be on user interface design, dialogue design, linguistics and the technical requirements for speech recognition applications.

    Job Responsibilities: -To design, implement and test components of applications according to defined application requirements. -Analyze parts of speech that will be integrated into a speech recognition application. -Provide expertise in methods for testing the grammar rules to ensure adequate coverage and quality of speech recognition applications. -Design and develop user interfaces and dialogues for speech recognition applications. -Tune dialogues in speech recognition applications. -Interface with customers for designing speech recognition applications, project milestones, and issue resolution.

    Job Requirements: -Computer Science background/experience (BS Computer Science preferred) -College Degree in Linguistics or Human Factors (Masters degree preferred) -Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, Jscript, VoiceXML) -Excellent verbal and written communication skills -Ability to interact effectively with customers and other team members -2-5 years of experience in speech recognition application development -Knowledge of speech recognition software platforms

    Preferences: -Experience in procedural programming language (C, C++, Java) -Natural language processing experience -Call Center application knowledge -Experience with Speechworks and/or Nuance speech recognition platforms