Telugu LLM Evaluation & Data Specialist

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking experienced Telugu Linguistic Experts to contribute to a cutting-edge AI research project in collaboration with a leading research lab. You will evaluate LLM Telugu outputs and curate high-quality Telugu data to improve model understanding and generation capabilities.

The role requires native or near-native Telugu fluency, translation/editing/Linguistic annotation experience, and a keen eye for linguistic nuances.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native Telugu with strong grammar and style.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in Telugu.
• Solid understanding of linguistic nuances and regional variations.
• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies (preferred).
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors.
• Clear communication and ability to work in distributed remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Telugu text across use cases.
• Edit and refine Telugu content to meet linguistic standards.
• Annotate Telugu text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and collaborate with AI researchers to improve performance.
• Provide linguistic feedback to guide model training efforts.

Skills

Telugu fluency

Translation experience

Editing

Linguistic annotation

NLP data work

AI interest

Job description

Mercor is seeking experienced Telugu Linguistic Experts to contribute to a cutting-edge AI research project in collaboration with a leading research lab. You will evaluate LLM Telugu outputs and curate high-quality Telugu data to improve model understanding and generation capabilities.

The role requires native or near-native Telugu fluency, translation/editing/Linguistic annotation experience, and a keen eye for linguistic nuances.