Senior Computational Linguist: AI-Driven Language Learning

Preply; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly lesson allowance

Development budget

Health insurance

Mental health support

Global impact

Job summary

Preply is seeking a Computational Linguist to blend linguistic expertise with AI, building and evaluating language-learning solutions powered by AI. You will analyze linguistic phenomena, design prompts, and create evaluation datasets to improve multilingual experiences.

You will also work with engineers, PMs, and learning designers to scale reusable solutions. You will apply Python to process data, contribute to tooling, and stay current with NLP and LLM research to ensure high-quality language

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in Computational Linguistics, NLP, or related role.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, including prompt design and evaluation.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing and automation.
• Strong understanding of datasets, annotation workflows, evaluation methods, and QA for AI systems.
• AI-native mindset with problem solving and workflow automation.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis skills for linguistic data and model behavior.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Degree or equivalent practical experience in Linguistics/Computational Linguistics/NLP.
• Excellent command of English, spoken and written, with linguistic precision.

Responsibilities

• Formalise linguistic phenomena into rules, taxonomies, criteria, and model requirements.
• Design, evaluate, and improve prompts and AI components for language-learning use cases.
• Build datasets for training, calibration, and evaluation with guidelines and QA processes.
• Evaluate model behaviour using qualitative and quantitative methods and validate fixes across prompts and data.
• Use Python and tooling to process linguistic data and automate evaluation.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, learning designers, and linguists to scale solutions.

Skills

NLP

Prompt design

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Degree in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics or NLP

Tools

Python

Job description

Preply is seeking a Computational Linguist to blend linguistic expertise with AI, building and evaluating language-learning solutions powered by AI. You will analyze linguistic phenomena, design prompts, and create evaluation datasets to improve multilingual experiences.

You will also work with engineers, PMs, and learning designers to scale reusable solutions. You will apply Python to process data, contribute to tooling, and stay current with NLP and LLM research to ensure high-quality language