PTR Global
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Location:
Burlingame, California Must have Kannada fluency
Job Overview: We are seeking a Linguist II to support the development of language components for various voice-enabled technologies and products. The ideal candidate will have native fluency in Kannada, strong linguistic data analysis skills, and experience in language technology. This role involves managing data collection, LLM-powered data synthesis, data annotation tasks, prompt engineering, localization, and quality evaluations.
Responsibilities: Provide linguistic expertise in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Collaborate with linguists and data operations teams on data collection, curation, translation, localization, and annotation efforts. Evaluate and curate datasets for machine learning models using LLM solutions. Assess model and data quality. Perform prompt engineering tasks. Develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses collaboratively.
Qualifications: Master’s degree in General Linguistics, Linguistics with an emphasis on Romance languages, Computational Linguistics, Speech Science, or a related field. Native or near-native fluency in Kannada and at least one other language. Awareness of Indian languages and their linguistic, cultural, and local nuances. Knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and other areas of linguistics. Experience working with speech and text data in multiple languages. Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and their applications. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and dynamic work environment. Experience with database queries and data analysis processes (e.g., SQL, RegEx, spreadsheets, R, Unix). Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications: PhD in Linguistics, Romance languages, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or a related field. Proficiency in Python. Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP libraries, and tools.
About PTR Global:
PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit www.ptrglobal.com At PTR Global, we understand the importance of your privacy and security. We NEVER ASK job applicants to: Pay any fee to be considered for, submitted to, or selected for any opportunity. Purchase any product, service, or gift cards from us or for us as part of an application, interview, or selection process. Provide sensitive financial information such as credit card numbers or banking information. Successfully placed or hired candidates would only be asked for banking details after accepting an offer from us during our official onboarding processes as part of payroll setup. Pay Range:
$50-55/hr The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work. If you receive a suspicious message, email, or phone call claiming to be from PTR Global do not respond or click on any links. Instead, contact us directly at +1 214-740-2424. To report any concerns, please email us at legal@pinnacle1.com Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Contract Job function
Information Technology Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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Location:
Burlingame, California Must have Kannada fluency
Job Overview: We are seeking a Linguist II to support the development of language components for various voice-enabled technologies and products. The ideal candidate will have native fluency in Kannada, strong linguistic data analysis skills, and experience in language technology. This role involves managing data collection, LLM-powered data synthesis, data annotation tasks, prompt engineering, localization, and quality evaluations.
Responsibilities: Provide linguistic expertise in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Collaborate with linguists and data operations teams on data collection, curation, translation, localization, and annotation efforts. Evaluate and curate datasets for machine learning models using LLM solutions. Assess model and data quality. Perform prompt engineering tasks. Develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses collaboratively.
Qualifications: Master’s degree in General Linguistics, Linguistics with an emphasis on Romance languages, Computational Linguistics, Speech Science, or a related field. Native or near-native fluency in Kannada and at least one other language. Awareness of Indian languages and their linguistic, cultural, and local nuances. Knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and other areas of linguistics. Experience working with speech and text data in multiple languages. Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and their applications. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and dynamic work environment. Experience with database queries and data analysis processes (e.g., SQL, RegEx, spreadsheets, R, Unix). Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications: PhD in Linguistics, Romance languages, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or a related field. Proficiency in Python. Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP libraries, and tools.
About PTR Global:
PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit www.ptrglobal.com At PTR Global, we understand the importance of your privacy and security. We NEVER ASK job applicants to: Pay any fee to be considered for, submitted to, or selected for any opportunity. Purchase any product, service, or gift cards from us or for us as part of an application, interview, or selection process. Provide sensitive financial information such as credit card numbers or banking information. Successfully placed or hired candidates would only be asked for banking details after accepting an offer from us during our official onboarding processes as part of payroll setup. Pay Range:
$50-55/hr The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work. If you receive a suspicious message, email, or phone call claiming to be from PTR Global do not respond or click on any links. Instead, contact us directly at +1 214-740-2424. To report any concerns, please email us at legal@pinnacle1.com Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Contract Job function
Information Technology Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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