Linguist II – Korean - NY, Burlingame CA, Seattle, WA

Job Title: Linguist II – Korean
Location: New York, NY | Burlingame, CA | Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Duration: 9 Months Contract (Possibility of Extension)
Pay Rate: $57/hr on W2
Summary
We are seeking a Linguist with native fluency in Korean and strong linguistic data analysis skills to support the development of language components for a variety of voice-enabled technologies and products. The ideal candidate will have experience managing data collection, LLM-powered data synthesis, annotation, prompt engineering, localization, and quality evaluations, while collaborating closely in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
 
Responsibilities

• Provide linguistic expertise in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics
• Collaborate with other linguists and data operations teams in data collection, curation, translation, localization, and annotation
• Evaluate and curate data sets for ML models using LLM solutions
• Assess model and data quality and perform prompt engineering
• Collaboratively develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses

 
Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Linguistics (General, Computational, Speech Science, or related field) — emphasis on Romance languages is a plus
• Native or near-native fluency in Korean and at least one additional language
• Awareness of Indian languages and their linguistic, cultural, and local nuances
• Strong knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and corpus linguistics
• Experience working with speech and text data in multiple languages
• Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering
• Experience with database queries and data analysis tools (SQL, RegEx, spreadsheets, R, Unix, etc.)
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent verbal/written communication
• Comfortable working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment

 
Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Linguistics, Romance languages, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP libraries, and tools

 
 

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.