Linguist (Korean)

PROLIM Corporation

Burlingame (CA)

On-site

USD 155,000 - 215,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is seeking a Linguist (Korean) in Burlingame, CA, to develop language components for voice technologies. The ideal candidate has a Master's in Linguistics, native Korean fluency, and experience with data analysis. Responsibilities include collaborating on data collection, evaluating linguistic quality, and applying prompt engineering for ML projects. This position offers an engaging environment with a focus on cultural nuances and language technology.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in general Linguistics or related field.
Familiar with Large Language Models (LLMs).
Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

Provide linguistic expertise in syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics.
Collaborate in data collection, curation, translation, and localization.
Evaluate and curate data sets for ML models.

Skills

Native or near-native fluency in Korean

Linguistic data analysis

Prompt engineering

Localization

Data analysis processes (SQL, RegEx)

Education

Master’s degree in Linguistics or related field

PhD in Linguistics or related field (preferred)

Tools

Python

NLP Libraries and Tools

Job description

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Account Manager - IT Staffing & Consulting at PROLIM Global Corporation | Connect With Me We Are Hiring

PROLIM Global Corporation (www.prolim.com) is currently seeking a Linguist (Korean) for the location Burlingame, California, United States.

Job Description:

We are looking for a Linguist to help us develop language components for a variety of voice-enabled technologies and products. We are seeking candidates with native fluency in Korean with strong linguistic data analysis and language technology experience to manage data collection, LLM-powered data synthesis and data annotation tasks, prompt engineering, localization and quality evaluations.

Job Responsibilities

Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of syntax, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics
Collaborate with other linguists and data operations teams in data collection, data curation, translation, localization and annotation efforts
Evaluate and curate data sets for ML models using LLM solutions
Assess model and data quality
Collaboratively develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in general Linguistics or Linguistics with an emphasis on Romance languages, Computational Linguistics, Speech Science, or related field
Native or near-native fluency in Korean, and at least another language
Awareness of Indian languages and their linguistic, cultural, local nuances
Knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and other areas of linguistics
Experience working with speech and text data in multiple languages
Familiar with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering and their applications
Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
Experience with database queries and data analysis processes (i.e. SQL, RegEx, spreadsheets, R, Unix, or others)
Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Preferred (additional) Qualifications

PhD in Linguistics or Romance languages, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field
Proficiency in Python
Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP Libraries and Tools

Apply online for immediate consideration, please send your updated resume, and contact info via email praful.salunkey@prolim.com

About PROLIM Corporation

PROLIM is a leading provider of end-to-end IT, PLM and Engineering Services and Solutions for Global 1000 companies. They understand business as much as technology, and help their customers improve their profitability and efficiency by providing high value technology consulting, staffing, and project management outsourcing services.

Their IT and PLM consulting offerings include; Advisory, PLM Software/Services, Program Management, Solution Architecture Training/Staffing, Cloud Solutions, Servers/Networking, Infrastructure, ERP Practices and QA Services. Engineering services include Data Translation, CAD/CAM/CAE, Process & Product Engineering, Prototyping, and Testing/Validation within a wide range of markets and industries.

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