Language Specialist - Japanese
Core
Linguistic consultant for Japanese shaping AI translation products, evaluating data quality, and guiding the freelance linguist network.
Role type
Senior IC Japanese linguist (AI/ML product)
Builds
DeepL's Japanese language AI platform and translation features
Domain
AI / Machine Translation / Linguistics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Japanese (native-level), English (C1+), machine translation error analysis, linguistic quality assessment, experiment design, AI prompting, stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
NLP/LLM experience, research best practices, cultural context of Japan
Technologies
AI, LLMs, NLP
Responsibilities
Test and evaluate DeepL's products and features before and after launch; Assess linguistic quality of data generated by humans and machines; Design tests to identify suitable freelancers for linguistic projects; Evaluate freelance linguist work and provide actionable feedback; Investigate user language complaints and offer linguistic analysis; Partner with stakeholders on experiment and evaluation design; Explain linguistic phenomena to diverse audiences
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC