Infotech Sourcing · 4 months ago
Linguist II (Mandarin speaking)
New York, NY, US
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expInfotech Sourcing is seeking a Linguist II to develop language components for voice-enabled technologies. The role requires native fluency in Mandarin and involves linguistic data analysis, data collection, and collaboration with teams on localization and quality evaluations.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
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
Prompt engineering
Collaboratively develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses
Qualification
Required
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 Mandarin (Simplified Chinese), 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
2-3 years of experience
If they have masters degree and good academic background then no experience is fine
If someone has bachelor's degree then we need at least 2 years of experience
Preferred
PhD in Linguistics or Romance languages, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field
Proficient in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Proficiency in Python
Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP Libraries and Tools
Company
Infotech Sourcing
Infotech Sourcing is an IT services and staffing service provider company.
51-200 employees
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