Linguist (Native Mandarin Chinese)

Date Posted: 08/22/2025

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 487437

Industry: Social Media

Job Title: Linguist (Native Mandarin Chinese)

Job Location: Burlingame, CA, USA, 94010

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 7

Min Hourly Rate($): 54.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 54.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Data Analysis, GIT, Python, Verbal Communication

Experience Desired: Bachelor's degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, (1 yrs); Must Native speaker of (Native Japanese) Advanced or near native is NOT enough for this role (15 yrs); Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics (2 yrs); Ability to analyze waveforms and spectrograms (2 yrs); Knowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one language. (2 yrs); Knowledge in transcription and annotation systems such as SAMPA, IPA and ToBI. Education (2 yrs); QL is good to have; write up technical side (1 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree

**C2C is not available**

Job Description
Client Approved Location: Onsite in Burlingame, CA

*This role might have exposure to graphic, sensitive and/or objectionable content*

REQUIRED:
Bachelor's degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.
Must Native speaker of (Native Mandarin Chinese) Advanced or near native is NOT enough for this role - MUST be native speaker of Native Mandarin Chinese)
Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics
Ability to analyze waveforms and spectrograms
Knowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one language.
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Knowledge in transcription and annotation systems such as SAMPA, IPA and ToBI. Education

Nice-to-Have Skills:
Technical familiarity with Python or GIT and data analysis
SQL is good to have; write up technical side
Text processing

The main function of a Linguist is to determine speech data needs and setting strategic vision for data based model and product improvements.

Role Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of phonetics, phonology, lexicography, dialectology, and NLP.
Design and conduct experiments for evaluating transcription quality.
Develop manual and automated processes for multiple concurrent projects including ensuring high-quality label alignments, prosodic classification, POS identification and disambiguation, targeted modeling data, and user feedback.
Create and perfect text normalization and inverse text normalization processes.
Manage lexical and phrasal transcriptions and related Client.
Analyze system metrics such as user opinion, lexicon transcription coverage, and POS tagger performance and remedy pain points.

Performance Measurement:
Performance will be measured based on delivering results and the ability to communicate proactively.

Candidate Value Proposition:
The individual will be joining a fast-paced team developing a lot of exciting technology. There will be lots of impact the product will have in the world and people it will reach and the ability to contribute to a product that has large impact.

About the Team:
~3-5 team members - own a specific component of language component, separate work streams have different POCs

Must-Have Skills:
Native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.
Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics.
Ability to analyze waveforms and spectrograms.
Knowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one language.
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Knowledge in transcription and annotation systems such as SAMPA, IPA and ToBI. Education/

Nice-to-Have Skills:
Technical familiarity with Python or GIT and data analysis
SQL is good to have; write up technical side
Text processing

Soft Skills:
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Educational Experience:
Bachelor's degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.
Willingness to learn

Interview Process:
2 rounds, 30 mins

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**

Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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