26.1683, Jobs: Finnish; Computational Linguistics; Translation: Natural Language Engineer, LocalEyes Ltd.

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Subject: 26.1683, Jobs: Finnish; Computational Linguistics; Translation: Natural Language Engineer, LocalEyes Ltd.

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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:32:52
From: Muqarram Khorakiwala [muqarram.k at localeyes.com]
Subject: Finnish; Computational Linguistics; Translation: Natural Language Engineer, LocalEyes Ltd.

 University or Organization: LocalEyes Ltd. 
Job Location: Cupertino, California, USA or Paris, France
Web Address: http://www.localeyes.com
Job Title: Finnish Natural Language Engineer
Job Rank: Programmer

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Translation 

Required Language(s): Finnish (fin)

Description:

Title: Finnish Natural Language Engineer

Location: Cupertino, California, USA or Paris, France

Number of positions

- 2 Permanent 
- 2 Temporary (Today – August 2015)

Description

Join the team responsible for bringing new languages to our client’s new
personal assistant technology for mobile phones, as well as other cloud based
services. Our client is looking for highly motivated foreign language experts
with software development skills to join their team. This position offers the
opportunity to perform software engineering specific to translation and
localization of our client’s natural language processing software and other
cloud based software user interfaces into foreign languages. The ideal
candidate will be able to apply knowledge of relevant natural languages,
natural language modeling, software development, and techniques of translation
to help deliver leading edge features and functionality for our client’s
international customers. 

Our client is looking for creativity, leadership, and superior technical
expertise, and a demonstrated interest in focusing on practical
implementations and engineering solutions. The ideal candidate has worked on
shipping products. This is an opportunity to have a major impact on the design
and implementation of the next generation of localization and translation
technologies used in the production of our client’s cloud based services. 

We will consider people with exceptional track records in these areas, and
also people who are early in their careers and exhibit strong potential for
growth. 

Specific Responsibilities

- Bring our client’s products to more international markets by developing
language specific natural language, and work on other cloud based features for
the international market. 
- Provide input and suggestions towards innovating new approaches and new
product features within our client’s internal localization tools and
automation infrastructure. 
- Troubleshooting complex technical problems. 
- Automating and integrating workflow from diverse systems. 
- Work with other teams to adopt and integrate their technologies where
appropriate, and drive the extension of their technologies where necessary.  

Required Experience/Skills

- B.A. in Linguistics or Natural Language Processing, or B.S. in Computer
Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields. 
- Work with minimal supervision, proactive and self-motivated for timely
delivery of quality code. 
- Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities and troubleshooting
skills. 
- Proven track record in delivering product-quality code.
- Engineering experience (at least few years) and interest in diverse
technical areas. 
- Clear and compelling communication skills. 

Preferred Experience/Skills

- Native speaker fluency in one or more commercially important natural
languages. 
- iOS or OS X development skills. 
- Engineering experience in areas of classification and information retrieval,
natural language processing, and the like. 
- Interest and background in translation, internationalization and
localization.



Application Deadline: 30-Sep-2015 (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Muqarram Khorakiwala 
	  
Email Address for Applications: muqarram.k at localeyes.com, laura.h at localeyes.com 
Contact Information:
	Muqarram Khorakiwala 
	Email: muqarram.k at localeyes.com



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