Computational Linguist

Infogain; India; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is looking for a Linguistic Engineer Specialist – Tamil in Lucknow, India. The individual will own linguistic quality and correctness, develop guidelines, and mentor teams. Candidates should have 7-10 years of experience in linguistics and native-level proficiency in Tamil. Strong analytical skills and knowledge of linguistic principles are crucial. This is a full-time associate level position in IT Services and Consulting.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in linguistics or linguistic engineering.
• Native-level proficiency in Tamil.
• Deep knowledge of grammar, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialectal variations, and orthography.
• Strong analytical and linguistic decision-making skills.

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.

Skills

Linguistics expertise

Analytical skills

Native-level proficiency in Tamil

Linguistic decision-making

Job description

Job Summary: Linguistic Engineer Specialist – Tamil

The Linguistic Engineer Specialist – Tamil 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 (Tamil).
• Deep knowledge of grammar, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialectal variations, and orthography.
• Strong analytical and linguistic decision‑making skills.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development

Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India