Data Analyst / ML Engineer - Linguist (German)

Job Title: Data Analyst/ ML Engineer - German
Job id: 58086-1
Location: New York, Redmon and Burningham office
They support internationalization
Language skills: native German or near native
If you have someone grew up in US with German parent and with language level sufficient will works because they need to look at data and spot the issues/problem, They need to be sufficient to spot the issues
If they have any course certification/qualification to support their language level would be great
Tech skills:
Write basic SQL script to extract data
Regular expression
Python - they will test how to write the function
Not too hard but intermediate level
Regular expression
Open book - find answer
Certain level of experience
Onsite: at least 3 days a week
New York, Redmon and Burningham office
Education:
PhD – not a must
Bachelor or master would works
All about work attitude, need someone proactive, drive things, on top of things
Other industry background:
Data Science
Machine Learning
Annotation - maybe weak but possible
Interview:
One round of Language, knowledge, linguistic intuition
One round coding for SQL and Python - Data to analyses, solve

If one round not going well, they will go for one more round

Test on English set
Capture the problem/pattern - standard training for linguistic
Job Description: Summary:Linguist - German
We are looking for a Linguist to help us develop language components for a variety of voice-enabled technologies and products. We are seeking candidates with native or near-native fluency in German with strong linguistic data analysis and language technology experience to manage data collection, data synthesis and data annotation tasks, translation-localization and ML model improvements.
Job 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
Create annotation systems and guidelines
Evaluate and curate data sets for ML models
Assess model and data quality
Collaboratively develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses

Required Qualifications

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 German
Awareness of German linguistic, cultural, local norms
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) and their applications
Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Preferred (additional) Qualifications

PhD in Linguistics or Romance languages, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field
Experience with database queries and data analysis processes (i.e., SQL, spreadsheets, R, Unix, or others)
intermediate or above skills in Python
Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP Libraries and Tools

Job Type: Contract
Pay: $45.00 - $60.00 per hour
Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

Do you have awareness of German linguistic, cultural, local norms?

Experience:

speech and text data in multiple languages: 2 years (Preferred)
Python: 2 years (Preferred)
Data analysis: 2 years (Preferred)
SQL: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

Native or near-native fluency in German (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

Redmond, WA 98052 (Required)

Work Location: In person