Linguist

Mindlance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking a professional who can provide Russian-specific linguistic services. Responsibilities include reviewing translations, evaluating and analyzing machine translation outputs. Ideal candidates will have a BA or MA in Linguistics, native fluency in Russian, and 2-3 years of experience in localization and machine translation evaluation. This role requires strong analytical and critical thinking skills, along with the ability to work in a multicultural environment. Opportunities to discuss further with the hiring contact are available.

Qualifications

• 2/3 years of localization experience and/or evaluating machine translation output.
• Native fluency in Russian and a deep understanding of the Russian culture are required.
• Strong familiarity with the Machine Translation industry and best practices for post-editing/reviewing.
• Strong familiarity with MT industry and post-editing practices
• Familiarity with translation technologies and localization processes

Responsibilities

• Provide Russian-specific linguistic services to deliver high-quality training data for MT engines.
• Evaluate MT systems’ output and analyze error patterns.
• Assist in semantic annotation and quality assurance of automatically-generated content.
• Assist in semantic annotation and QA of auto-generated content in English

Skills

Analytical mind

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Capacity to communicate complex linguistic problems

Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Education

BA or MA in Linguistics / Translation Studies

Tools

Translation software

Job description

Overview

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com

Responsibilities

• Provide Russian-specific linguistic services, including:
• Reviewing human-translated and post-edited eBay content to deliver high-quality training data for our MT engines
• Evaluating MT systems’ output (rating, ranking vs other systems)
• Analyzing MT systems’ output to detect error patterns

• Provide assistance in other linguistic areas, such as:
• Semantic annotation (e.g. Named Entity Recognition – English)
• Quality assurance of automatically-generated content (English)

Qualifications

• Education and/or Relevant Experience
• BA or MA in Linguistics / Translation Studies
• 2/3 years of localization experience and/or evaluating machine translation output
• Native fluency in Russian and a deep understanding of the Russian culture are required
• Strong familiarity with the Machine Translation industry and best practices for post-editing/reviewing
• Strong familiarity with translation technologies and localization and processes

Skills

• Analytical mind: This position requires the capacity to detect patterns in highly varied and ambiguous data.
• Critical thinking: you should enjoy questioning assumptions and re-examining processes.
• Problem-solving: You should enjoy brainstorming and applying logic to solve new problems.
• Capacity to communicate complex linguistic problems to people with different backgrounds (e.g. eBay’s MT Science Team).
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Additional Information

To discuss on this opportunity feel free to reach Raghu Varun
Call on 732.579.3433 or email your resume to raghuv1(at)mindlance.com