Title: Linguist II - German Location: Onsite - Menlo Park, CA (3-5 days/week), also open to Bellevue, WA and Manhattan, NY Contract: 9 month extendable contract (based on performance, etc.) Company industry: Social Media Pay Rate: ranges from $40-50/hr (some flexibility here) 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. Top Skills: + 2-4 years of experience with language annotation or other forms of data markup and tagging + Native or Fluent in German + Python scripting and SQL experience to pull data and write queries. Summary: The main function of a Linguist is to determine Assistant data needs and setting strategic vision for data based model and product improvements. Job Responsibilities: + Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of phonetics, phonology, lexicography, dialectology, and NLP. + Build datasets, run and modify data pipelines, and train, analyze, evaluate machine learning models. + Build rules in rule-based systems, and improve data quality/coverage with scripts when needed to improve ML models. . + Clearly communicate with project stakeholders. + Identify best practices and improve procedures across data systems. + Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, conversation designers, researchers, engineers, and product managers to improve a digital assistant. + Share work and give feedback to teammates. + 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 Skills: + Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics. + Experience of analyzing language data, solving language issues. + Intermediate Python, SQL skills and solid Regex knowledge. + Self-motivated and stay on top of owned areas proactively. + Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. + Team player and comfortable with fast-paced work flow. + Take responsibility for task completion and schedule and be diligent to achieve the goals. + Able to work in not-fully-defined projects/space and proactively debug and seek out solutions. Education/Experience: + Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field. + Native or advanced language skills in German is a must. + Intermediate/advanced language skills on Italian, India languages, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese is a plus. 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 Pay And Benefits: The pay range for this position is $40-$50/hr (some additional flexibility, depending on experience & team). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $47.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)• Short and long-term disability• Health Spending Account (HSA)• Transportation benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Menlo Park,CA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 26, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.