Chinese (Singapore) Linguistic Expert

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential partner seeks experienced Chinese (Singapore) Linguistic Experts for a 100% remote contract focused on evaluating how an AI model performs on Singaporean Chinese (Simplified) tasks. You will curate high-quality linguistic data to train and improve model understanding and generation capabilities.

Responsibilities include evaluating LLm outputs, editing content to cultural and linguistic standards for Singapore, annotating data for grammar and semantics, and reporting insights to AI

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in Chinese (Singapore).
• Excellent command of grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality and accuracy of LLm-generated Chinese text across use cases.
• Edit, refine or rewrite Chinese content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Singapore.
• Annotate Chinese text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps; collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLm performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide model training.

Skills

Chinese (Singapore) fluency

English fluency

Attention to detail

Clear communication in distributed/REM

Job description

our partner is seeking experienced Chinese (Singapore) Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project in partnership with a leading research lab. This role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model (LLM) performs in Singaporean Chinese (Simplified)-language tasks and on curating high-quality Chinese linguistic data to train and improve the model's understanding and generation capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Chinese text across various use cases (e.g., translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).

• Edit, refine, or rewrite Chinese content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Singapore.

• Annotate Chinese text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.

• Identify model errors and language gaps, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.

• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts.

You're a strong fit if you have:

• Native or near-native fluency in Chinese (Singapore), with excellent command over grammar, syntax, and stylistics.

• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in Chinese.

• Strong understanding of Singaporean Chinese (Simplified) nuances, regional variations, register, and context-appropriate usage, including how it differs from Mainland, Taiwanese and Hong Kong Chinese usage.

• Professional fluency in English.

• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies (preferred but not required).

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.

• Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed, remote teams.

Why Join

• Contribute to cutting-edge AI research in partnership with a leading research lab.

• Work on high-impact projects that directly support the development of advanced AI systems.

• Gain hands-on exposure to state-of-the‑art AI research and development.

• Join a fast-moving project where your expertise and judgment can have a meaningful impact.

This is a 100% remote contract role. Applicants must be located in: United States.