32.3553, Jobs: Arabic; English; Hebrew; Italian; Spanish; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Language Engineer, TELUS International

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Subject: 32.3553, Jobs: Arabic; English; Hebrew; Italian; Spanish; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Language Engineer, TELUS International

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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:37:45
From: Tyyne N [jobs.ai at telusinternational.ai]
Subject: Arabic; English; Hebrew; Italian; Spanish; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Language Engineer, TELUS International, Barcelona, Spain

 
University or Organization: TELUS International 
Job Location: Barcelona, Spain 
Web Address: https://www.telusinternational.com/
Job Title: Language Engineer
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Gulf (afb)
                      Arabic, Hijazi (acw) 
                      Arabic, Najdi (ars) 
                      Arabic, Standard (arb) 
                      English (eng) 
                      Hebrew (heb) 
                      Italian (ita) 
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

TELUS International is looking for a Language Engineer to join our team in
Barcelona, Spain!

Our Language Engineer is responsible for the international engineering of a
voice assistant. From speech recognition to natural language processing,
machine learning, big data consumption all the way to speech synthesis, you
will be involved and challenged to bring innovative solutions to complex
engineering issues, with an international flavor. 

Knowing your local market is key. We are looking for a demonstrated ability to
be creative, take ownership of a project, superior technical expertise, and a
knack for solving problems. Having worked on shipping products and being
familiar with the rush to the finish line is highly desired.

Responsibilities:
Includes, but is not limited to the following. Other duties may be assigned. 
 - Developing natural language processing code specific to your language. 
 - Providing input and suggestions towards innovating new approaches and new
product features tailored to your home market. 
 - Coming up with solutions to complex issues. 
 - Automating and integrating workflow from diverse systems. 
 - Daily interaction with other teams. 

Skills and Qualifications:
 - Native like fluency in one of the following languages: Spanish (Mexico),
English (GB), Italian, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Hebrew (Israel)
 - Strong preference for some focus or experience in natural language
processing, machine learning or related sub-fields.
 - Native speaker fluency and ability to work in an English speaking
environment.
 - Work with minimal supervision, proactive and self-motivated for timely
delivery of quality code.
 - Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities and
troubleshooting skills.
 - 1+ year of engineering experience and interest in diverse technical areas.
 - Clear and compelling communication skills.
 - User driven focus.
 - Experience with one or more version control systems with a preference for
Git.

Educational Requirements:
 - Bachelor´s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
or related fields. 

Additional Requirements:
Desired (but not required) experience/skills: 
 - Proven track record in delivering product-quality code.
 - Familiar with Java, Python and shell scripting.
 - MacOS or Mac OS X development skills.

For more information and to apply, please visit the application link below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://telusinternational.avature.net/en_US/careers/Pipelinedetails?pipelineId=24408&source=LinguistList 
Contact Information:
	Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Tyyne N 
	Email: jobs.ai at telusinternational.ai 


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