Japanese Linguistic Evaluator & Functional Tester

Welo Global; Portland (OR); In loco; USD 34.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Welocalize is seeking a native-level Japanese speaker to join a large-scale AI and consumer technology programme. This hands-on, on-site role involves evaluating a pre-release AI model in Japanese and testing performance on real devices. You will be among the first to see the technology and shape its quality before release.

Attention to detail and the ability to explain issues in English are essential. The role requires working on-site in a private, secure Welocalize office space, with no remote

Competenze

• Native-level or fully bilingual Japanese, written and spoken.
• Experience with software or app testing is a plus.
• Ability to explain issues clearly in English.

Mansioni

• Review pre-release AI model output in Japanese and judge accuracy, naturalness, appropriateness, and overall quality against source material.
• Test the Japanese experience against the English one, confirming feature parity and non-Latin script handling.
• Spot display and localization issues, such as date, currency, and untranslated strings.
• Write up issues clearly with steps, device, locale, and build ID, then re-test after fixes.
• Share language-nuanced usability perspectives and work on-site in a secure area.

Conoscenze

Native-level Japanese

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Strumenti

iOS

Android

Descrizione del lavoro

AboutWelocalize

Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale.

Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.

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ROLE OVERVIEW

Welocalize is looking for a native-levelJapanese speaker to join a large-scale AI and consumer technology programme.

It's a hands-on, on-site role that combines two things: evaluating a pre-release AI model in your language, and testing how it performs on a real device. You'll be among the first people to see this technology in Japanese, and your judgement shapes how well it works before anyone else uses it.

If you enjoy noticing the detail other people miss, this is work you'll find satisfying

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review pre-release AI model output in Japanese and judge it on accuracy, naturalness, appropriateness, and overall quality — would a native speaker really say it this way? This includes fact-checking each response against the source material.

• Test the Japanese experience against the English one: confirm feature parity, complete a full user journey using non-English input, and check the product handles non-Latin script, diacritics, right-to-left text, and mixed-language input correctly.

• Spot any display problem (text cut off, overflowing, or rendering badly) and any localization error — a wrong date, number, currency, unit, or a string left untranslated.

• Write up each issue clearly so a developer can reproduce it: the step taken, the device and operating system, the locale, the build ID, and supporting evidence. Re-test once a fix lands to confirm it's resolved.

• Share your perspective as a native-level speaker on navigation, usability, and the language-specific nuance only a fluent speaker would catch.

• Work on-site in a private, secure area of the Welocalize office. Because of the confidential, pre-release nature of the technology, a remote or work-from-home arrangement isn't possible for this programme.

• Support other linguistic projects as needed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Native-level or fully bilingual Japanese, written and spoken, with a current feel for how the language is really used day-to-day — every day and technical.

• Confidence with a smartphone and a laptop, and comfort moving between iOS and Android.

• A sharp eye for detail and fair, objective judgement when assessing quality.

• The ability to work independently, follow a detailed test script and guideline, and explain an issue clearly in English.

• Previous experience in software or app testing, localization QA, or linguistic evaluation is a strong plus — though not essential if you bring the language skill and the attention to detail.

Welocalize helps the world's leading brands speak to a global audience — and language testing sits at the heart of that. You'll work alongside an experienced linguist and tester on technology most people won't see for months, in a team that takes quality and precision seriously.

If you're a native-level Japanese speaker with an eye for detail and an interest in how language and technology meet, we'd like to hear from you.