Linguist II (Brazilian Portuguese) – Join Our Team!
Location: Burlingame, CA or New York, NY (Relocation required after 1 month)
Duration: 12+ Months Contract with Extension
Why Join Us?
Are you passionate about linguistics, data analysis, and voice-enabled technologies? We are looking for a Brazilian Portuguese Linguist to help develop language components for cutting-edge AI and machine learning (ML) models. Join a dynamic and collaborative environment where your expertise will help shape the future of voice technology and natural language processing (NLP).
What You’ll Do:
As a Linguist II, you’ll play a key role in data collection, annotation, translation, and localization efforts. Your expertise will help improve ML models, voice-enabled technologies, and linguistic data quality.
Your Day-to-Day:
Provide linguistic expertise in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics
Collaborate with linguists and data teams on data collection, curation, and annotation
Create annotation systems and guidelines to ensure consistency
Evaluate and refine datasets for ML model training
Assess model and data quality for optimization
Develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses
What We’re Looking For:
Master’s degree in Linguistics (Romance languages), Computational Linguistics, Speech Science, or related field
Native or near-native fluency in Brazilian Portuguese
Awareness of Brazilian Portuguese linguistic, cultural, and local norms
Expertise in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics
Experience working with speech and text data across multiple languages
Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and NLP applications
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications (Bonus Points!):
PhD in Linguistics, Romance languages, Computational Linguistics, Speech Science, or related field
Experience with database queries and data analysis (SQL, spreadsheets, R, Unix, etc.)
Intermediate or advanced Python skills
Knowledge of Machine Learning frameworks, NLP Libraries, and Tools
Perks & Benefits:
Work on groundbreaking NLP and AI technologies
Long-term contract with potential extensions
Collaborate with a world-class team of linguists and AI experts