Remote Malayalam QA Lead: Quality & Trainer Enablement

AI Trainer Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company, seeks a Malayalam QA Lead for an hourly remote contractor role. You will oversee quality across Malayalam AI training projects, review outputs, and provide precise written feedback to ensure guideline adherence.

You will assess accuracy, tone, cultural context, and formatting, communicating updates to trainers and QAs. This role requires strong Malayalam and English skills and remote collaboration across teams, with a recruitment-focused

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Malayalam, Linguistics, Translation, or related field.
• Native or near-native Malayalam with strong reading and writing skills.
• Excellent English to follow guidelines and provide feedback in English.
• 3+ years in Malayalam writing, editing, translation, or QA workflows.
• Deep knowledge of Malayalam grammar, spelling, tone, and culture.
• Experience leading or supporting remote teams of trainers or QAs.
• Comfort with Discord, Google Sheets, Docs, trackers and dashboards.
• Detail-oriented with ability to maintain style guides and documentation.
• Experience with AI training, data annotation, or rubric-based QA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Quality monitoring: spot-check Malayalam items and provide ongoing feedback.
• Trainer/QA communication: update on Discord about guidelines and changes.
• Question handling: respond clearly on Malayalam wording and cultural context.
• Activation management: DM inactive contributors and track follow-ups.
• Documentation: create and maintain Malayalam project docs and rubrics.
• Onboarding/training: run onboarding calls to explain expectations and workflows.
• Quality alignment: ensure consistent application of Malayalam guidelines.
• Process improvement: identify gaps and support scalable QA processes.

Skills

Translation Quality Review

Malayalam

LLM evaluation

English

Trainer Feedback

Malayalam Quality Assurance

AI Training

Style Guides

Documentation

Localization QA

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Malayalam, Linguistics, Translation, Communications, Journalism, English, Education, Quality Assurance, or a relevant field

Tools

Discord

Google Sheets

Google Docs

Trackers

Dashboards

Project management systems

Job description

SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company, seeks a Malayalam QA Lead for an hourly remote contractor role. You will oversee quality across Malayalam AI training projects, review outputs, and provide precise written feedback to ensure guideline adherence.

You will assess accuracy, tone, cultural context, and formatting, communicating updates to trainers and QAs. This role requires strong Malayalam and English skills and remote collaboration across teams, with a recruitment-focused