Tech Linguistic Tester for Danish Language

Socket.dev; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Welocalize is seeking a Tech Linguistic Tester 1 to proofread and edit content localized to your native language, catching grammar, typos, punctuation, capitalization, and inconsistencies. You may translate from English and check UIs for functional issues.

Responsibilities include bug reporting, task prioritization, and ensuring high-quality output. You will collaborate with linguistic experts to resolve questions and follow client glossaries and style guides.

Qualifications

• Must be native or fully bilingual in required language(s).
• Strong English skills, both written and verbal.
• 3+ years translation & localization experience is preferred.
• Experience with QA/testing and bug-reporting processes.
• Familiarity with testing across software, mobile apps, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Proofread and edit localized content for grammar, typos, punctuation, and style.
• Translate content from English to native language when required.
• Check UIs for functional issues and report defects clearly.
• Write and report bugs using internal bug-tracking tools.
• Prioritize tasks, manage time, and maintain high quality deliverables.
• Research linguistic questions and adhere to client glossaries and style guides.
• Collaborate with localization teams and clients to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Native language fluency

Strong English skills

QA/testing

Bug reporting

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.

welocalize.com

As a Tech Linguistic Tester 1, you will primarily be proofreading and editing content already localized to your native language, making sure thatyou catch any errors in the content, such as: grammar, typos, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, political incorrectness, inconsistencies, andextra spaces between words or characters. You will sometimes be translating content from English to your native language. You will also be
checking UIs for functional issues.

Job Description

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Write and report relevant bugs and errors using best practices through internal database system.
• Ability to undertake and prioritize tasks and issues quickly and efficiently.
• Native language skills and cultural awareness of native country.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• QA various products in by accurately following testing instructions and test cases.
• Discover and report defects (bugs) using client specific bug tracking tools.
• Evaluate translations in the context of software, mobile apps and documentation.
• Be a subject matter expert for linguistic issues in the target language; be able to research and resolve linguistic questions.
• Adhere to project-specific quality standards, trademarks, style guides and client-preferred checklists and glossaries.
• Troubleshoot basic problems; be able to communicate effectively and elevate testing issues.
• Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner and of high quality.

Experience

• Ability to work onsite and/or well as client location.
• Native-level or fully bilingual fluency (both spoken and written language) in required language(s).
• Up-to-date awareness of current and common technical language usage in the target language.
• Strong English skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with MS applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to navigate networks and websites with different browsers.
• Basic knowledge of PC-hardware (desktop and laptop).
• Basic knowledge of smart phones (iPhone or Android).
• Familiarity with Android and iOS operating systems..
• 3+ years professional translation & localization experience.
• Familiarity with native culture and trends.
• Avid user of social media with familiarity with Facebook Family of Apps.
• Experience with consumer devices that provide utility like messaging, health, fitness, calendar, organization.

Key Competencies and Requirements

• Strong Company & Industry Awareness.
• Can establish & Develop Processes and procedures as part of a client program.
• Strong Problem-Solving skills as to arrive at optimal solution.
• Shows excellent Time Management skills.
• A Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle approach to tasks and workloads.
• Takes Ownership of deliverables.

Be organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Candidates with Localization/QA/translation experience or with advanced computer skills are preferred.

• Knowledge of common technological terms in English and target language.
• Flexibility with varying hours.