Arabic Linguist

Infogain; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in India is seeking a Lead Linguistic Engineer to oversee the linguistic quality and correctness for Emirati Arabic. This role involves developing guidelines, mentoring linguists, and conducting evaluations. Ideal candidates will have 7–10 years of experience in linguistics, native-level proficiency in Emirati Arabic, and strong analytical skills. A full-time employment type is offered.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in linguistics or linguistic engineering.
• Native-level proficiency in Emirati Arabic.
• Deep knowledge of grammar, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end linguistic quality and correctness for the assigned language.
• Develop linguistic guidelines, rulebooks, and standards for annotation.
• Mentor Senior Linguists and Linguistic Engineers.

Skills

Linguistic decision-making

Analytical skills

Native-level proficiency in Arabic

Job description

Lead Linguistic Engineer

Role Summary

The Lead Linguistic Engineer serves as the primary linguistic owner for their assigned language. This role defines linguistic rules, guidelines, and quality frameworks while mentoring Senior Linguists and Linguistic Engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end linguistic quality and correctness for the assigned language.
• Develop linguistic guidelines, rulebooks, and standards for annotation and evaluation.
• Review complex linguistic cases, escalations, and edge‑case exceptions.
• Oversee NLU, ASR, and TTS linguistic evaluations.
• Conduct weekly calibrations and oversee quality stability.
• Mentor Senior Linguists and Linguistic Engineers within the language pod.
• Support test set creation, adversarial case identification, and diagnostics.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience in linguistics or linguistic engineering.
• Native‑level proficiency in the assigned language (Emirati Arabic).
• Deep knowledge of grammar, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialectal variations, and orthography.
• Strong analytical and linguistic decision‑making skills.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Management

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development