German Language Expert - Localization and Release Engineering

Apple Inc.; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading technology company in Barcelona is seeking an experienced German Language Expert to localize software and related content. This role involves translating Apple products into German, maintaining style guides, and ensuring terminology consistency. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, fluency in German and English, and a background in localization. Join a dynamic, multicultural team where your contributions can have a significant impact on millions of customers.

Formación

• Fluency in German with current exposure to German culture.
• Experience with localization and internationalization.
• Excellent knowledge of the structural aspects of German.

Responsabilidades

• Translation of Apple products into German.
• Maintaining style guides and language glossaries.
• Collaboratively assessing impact and implementing localization changes.
• Bugs monitoring, reporting and resolution.

Conocimientos

Fluency in German

Familiar with machine translation and post-editing

Fluent in English

Experience with CAT tools

Educación

Degree in Applied Linguistics, Translation, Culture & Literature or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

German Language Expert - Localization and Release Engineering

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Software and Services

Are you looking for a great opportunity to work on a dynamic and multicultural team passionate about delivering localized software on some of the world’s most creative consumer electronic products? Do you love the challenge of solving complex problems that can have a direct impact on millions of customers and the international success of the company?At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Imagine what you could do here!Join the team responsible for the localization of Apple software and Siri. We are looking for an experienced German Language Expert to localise software and related content into German.

Description

Our team is looking for highly motivated individuals with the right mix of technical, creative, organizational and communication skills to provide technical translations and adaptations for our software.This position is highly suited to technical translators with product localization experience. You will be working in an exciting, supportive team, interact with other localization teams at Apple, as well as engineering and QA teams, and gain valuable insights into the development process at Apple!Fluency and translation experience in German are crucial. The environment is fast paced, requiring the ability to handle workload with quick delivery schedules. In addition to project work, other responsibilities include contributing to improving our tools and workflows; evangelizing standard processes for localization friendly content; defining and driving improvements for our German customers. Strong communication and collaboration skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to manage priorities are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Translation of Apple products into German
• Maintaining style guides and language glossaries
• Ensuring terminology consistency across Apple products and services in German
• Collaboratively assessing impact and implementing localization changes
• Bugs monitoring, reporting and resolution
• Working with cross-functional groups to ensure both quality and timeliness standards are met
• Assisting with confidential translations and feedback
• Contributing to tools and process enhancements

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluency in German with current and direct exposure to German culture
• Familiar with machine translation and post-editing
• Fluent in English to perform English ↔ German translations and communicate with cross-functional stakeholders worldwide
• Experience with CAT tools and software UI translation

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Applied Linguistics, Translation, Culture & Literature or equivalent
• Experience with localisation and internationalisation, with a critical eye for excellent UX copy
• Excellent knowledge of the structural aspects of German and possibly other languages (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics)
• Experience in natural language processing and computational linguistics

At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. We will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations.