[Hiring] Senior Localization Engineer @Lilt

Lilt; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Localization Engineer, where you'll leverage your expertise in localization engineering to enhance customer experiences. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively across teams, solving complex challenges and improving processes. You'll engage with cutting-edge technology, ensuring clients successfully utilize the platform. If you are passionate about localization and want to make a meaningful impact, this position is perfect for you. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work while contributing to an innovative environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in localization engineering with strong problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in various localization formats and tools.

Responsibilities

• Debug and resolve issues related to LILT’s Connector stack.
• Collaborate with teams to implement technology-enabled workflows.
• Document configurations and facilitate feedback loops.

Skills

Localization Engineering

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Text Processing (RegEx)

Software Development Principles

File Format Knowledge (JSON, XML, etc.)

Coding (Python, Java)

Tools

Okapi Framework

Translation Tools

Version Control Systems (Git)

Job description

Feb 22, 2025 - Lilt is hiring a remote Senior Localization Engineer. Salary: at market salary, meaningful equity. Location: UK, Romania.

About Us

LILT is the leading AI solution for enterprise translations. Our stack made up of our Contextual AI Engine, Connector APIs, and Human Adaptive Feedback enables global organizations to adopt a true AI translation strategy, focusing on business outcomes instead of outputs. With LILT, innovative, category-defining organizations like Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, and Canva are using AI technology to deliver multilingual, digital customer experiences at scale.

The Operations Team at LILT

LILT’s operations team focuses on onboarding and post-sales engineering for enterprise and mid-market customers, who use our AI technology for their multilingual content requirements. Our team engages with customers from post-sales through steady-state production and is made up of experts in various functional and technical areas of LILT’s overall offering.

Where You’ll Work

This position is based out of our London, UK or remotely from Romania.

Authorization to work in the UK or Romania respectively is a precondition of employment.

What You’ll Do

We're looking for an experienced post-sales engineer with a localization background who loves solving hard problems, ensuring work is done on time to keep the customer experience seamless, and interacting with a variety of stakeholders.

You will work hand-in-hand with Sales, Product, Engineering, Services, and Marketing teams to bring our platform to clients and prospects. You will be responsible for providing the technical expertise to make LILT customers successful.

Key Responsibilities:

• Debug, resolve, or escalate issues related to LILT’s Connector stack, file filters, and the Okapi Framework.
• Assist with resolving customer pre- and post-processing challenges, including localization file prep.
• Collaborate with production teams to implement technology-enabled workflows and set up LILT Connectors and file filters.
• Continuously improve and suggest improvements to internal and customer localization engineering processes.
• Document customer configurations and playbooks for common operating procedures.
• Facilitate a feedback loop between customer needs and the engineering team.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the company as the point-of-contact for the localization engineering team.
• Meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for customer engineering tasks.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 3+ years of experience in a localization-engineering role
• Understanding of XLIFF, TMX, TBX, and SRX formats (purpose, structure, specifications)
• Familiarity with key localization terms (source, target, translation unit, etc.)
• Knowledge of localization (l10n) and internationalization (i18n) best practices
• Knowledge of common file formats (JSON, XML, HTML, CSV, PO, YAML, STRINGS, RESX, PROPERTIES) including syntax and escaping
• Exposure to translation tools (TMX editors, alignment software, diffing software, OCR software)
• Proficiency in RegEx for text processing tasks (pattern matching, extraction, manipulation)
• Understanding of encoding standards and character sets
• Familiarity with Okapi Framework (Rainbow, components, concepts)
• Knowledge of localization platforms/technologies (CAT, TMS, TM, MT, LMS, CMS, LLM)
• Coding skills (Python for scripting, Java for Okapi Framework)
• Understanding of software development principles and APIs
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving skills and ability to analyze issues

LILT is an equal opportunity employer. We extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to an individual’s race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, veteran or marital status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. We are committed to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.