German Language Expert

SME Careers; Salzburg; Remote; EUR 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

SME Careers is seeking a senior German localization specialist to join our AI data services network. You will review and generate German content, evaluate AI responses, and provide expert feedback to ensure accuracy and clear reasoning across use cases.

The role emphasizes MQM/LQA concepts, CAT tools, and strict adherence to localization guidelines. This is an hourly remote contractor position with Germany-based candidates preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in German Translation, Linguistics, Localization, or related field.
• Native or near-native German; strong Germany locale conventions.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency for prompts and guidelines.
• 5+ years of professional localization/translation experience.
• MQM/LQA concepts to produce consistent quality decisions.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and QA workflows; comfortable with structured guidelines.
• Excellent editorial judgment with attention to detail.
• Location: Germany-based candidates only.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts and responses to guide AI learning across topics.
• Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to improve accuracy, fluency, and context.
• Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for inaccuracies or biases and validate reliability across use cases.

Skills

German proficiency

English proficiency C1

Localization/translation experience

MQM/LQA concepts

CAT tools & QA workflows

Editorial judgment

Fact-checking localized content

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in German Translation or related field

Tools

CAT tools

Job description

In this hourly-paid, fully remote contractor role, you will review AI-generated responses and/or generate language content, evaluate reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving, and provide expert feedback so outputs are accurate, logical, and clearly explained. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in methodology or conceptual understanding; fact-check information; write high-quality explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct methods; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. You will apply senior-level German localization/translation judgment alongside Minimum C1 English proficiency to ensure terminology, tone, and cultural nuance are consistently correct across use cases. This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and a subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your work directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models.

Important: There is no immediate project for this role; however, if qualified, you will be among the first experts we reach out to when relevant opportunities arise. This will also provide you with access to future projects available through our expert network.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts in various topics and responses to guide AI learning, ensuring the models reflect a comprehensive understanding of diverse subjects.
• Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance the model's accuracy, fluency, and contextual relevance.
• Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for potential inaccuracies or biases, validating their reliability across use cases.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in German Translation, Linguistics, Localization, Communications, or a related field.
• Native or near-native German proficiency and strong command of the locale conventions for Germany.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency (reading/writing) for interpreting prompts, sources, and evaluation guidelines.
• 5+ years of professional localization/translation experience (multilingual localization experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to apply MQM/LQA concepts (severity, category, and root-cause thinking) to produce consistent quality decisions.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and QA workflows (translation memory, termbases, automated checks) and comfort working with structured guidelines.
• Excellent editorial judgment (register, tone, inclusivity, and cultural nuance) with extreme attention to detail.
• Ability to rigorously fact-check localized content (units, references, names, dates) using reliable sources and consistent reasoning.
• Comfort working as an hourly contractor: dependable throughput, clear documentation, and responsiveness across time zones.
• Previous experience with AI data training / annotation / evaluation is preferred.
• Location requirement: Only candidates based in Germany will be considered for this role