Offer summary

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in linguistic engineering, computational linguistics, or language-based data science., Expert level knowledge of general linguistics and modern translation quality analysis systems., Proficiency in Python and data analysis methodologies, along with knowledge of NLP techniques., Bilingual or fluent in multiple languages is preferred, along with experience in the translation industry..

Key responsabilities:

Create and optimize machine learning models and pipelines for translation tasks.

Research linguistic characteristics and recommend data points for improving translation quality.

Collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop internal tools and advise on AI/ML features.

Evaluate and validate deployed ML models, ensuring best practices in training and knowledge sharing.

Job description

Overview

Smartling was founded over 15 years ago to make localization and translation seamless. Today, Smartling is profitable and backed by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm, supporting company growth and expanding our market share and leadership position. We are the only cloud-based, AI-enabled translation platform that combines LanguageAI ™ suite of NLP tools and professional language services empowering teams to collaborate in real-time to create experiences customers love.

We are seeking a Senior Linguistic Engineer to join our team. We are a small, tight-knit, dynamic group of data scientists and engineers building and maintaining various smart systems that our customers rely on to maximize their value in using our platform. You will be responsible for tasks like identifying, improving, and designing next generation models and techniques for translation generation and translation quality assessment; staying current on relevant research and distilling knowledge back to the team; advising and designing systems with engineering and product to push our offerings to the next level.

It’s a great match for you if you love to solve hard problems. You will work directly with the Product, Engineering, and Language Services departments to solve our customers' problems with data models and work in the natural language space with billions of data points.

Our LanguageAI team approach

Agile / Scrum, “fail fast” approach
Data-driven decisions

You Will

Create assets, models and pipelines for machine learning models:

Research and understand linguistic characteristics of various locales and languages around the world
Understanding current metrics and recommending additional data points over linguistic data
Pre-processing data via Python
Feature engineering and model construction
Model training and validation via various Python libraries
Evaluating ML models once deployed
Training with the team to help with best practices and knowledge sharing

Engineer prompts, with and without fine-tuning, to work with state-of-the-art LLMs in the industry to transform and evaluate text for translation tasks
Research novel industry and academia methodologies/approaches to improve the translation experience & improve translation quality at Smartling
File patents together with the team for the research projects that proved successful
Collaborate with product/engineering team to build internal tooling for the end-to-end processes
Advise other teams on the feasibility and practicality of AI/ML features to add to the Smartling platform

You Have

10+ years of linguistic engineering, computational linguistics, and / or language-based data science experience
Expert level knowledge of general linguistics
Created modern translation quality analysis systems
Proficiency in data analysis and statistical methodologies
Proficiency in Python
Knowledge of data science techniques (sampling, feature engineering, modeling, etc)
Knowledge of state-of-the-art NLP techniques
Basic understanding of Notebooks and Terminals

Preferred but not required

Bilingual or fluent in multiple languages
Experience being a translator or working in the translation industry
Experience with SQL and / or other query languages
Experience with Looker and / or other BI tools
Cloud stack experience: SageMaker, Athena, Spark, S3, etc

You are

Curious. The desire to learn new techniques, technologies, and frameworks
Creative/Innovative. Demonstrate inventiveness and the ability to find information or solutions needed for assignments
Autonomous/Self-started. Work well and achieve results with little or no supervision
Team Player. Willing to do PRs, give advice, and contribute to the team
Problem Solver. Provide workable solutions or consults with secondary resources to devise solutions
Adaptable. Maintain focus and positive attitude amidst change or under pressure
With a “can-do attitude”. Able to roll up your sleeves and drive projects to their completion

You Will Enjoy

Freedom 🏡- we are remote-first
Growth - an opportunity to learn and advance your career
Wealth 💰 - we offer a competitive compensation
Wellness - location-based and contract-based benefits
Balance - flexible PTO
Culture 🤝- an energetic, value-driven, and fun culture and team spirit
Bonus - employee referral programs and Apple equipment

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, skills, and experiences.

*To work from home, you must have a strong internet connection, quiet space, and a professional (distraction and clutter-free) background.

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