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Collabera Digital

PhD level Linguist II

Burlingame, CA · On-site

$74K - $124K/yr

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients * Master your ... Provide linguistic expertise in phonetics, phonology, lexicography, dialectology, and Natural ...

Leidos

Arabic Linguist

Vienna, VA · On-site

Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Arabic into English and vice versa ... Linguists can only begin work on contract with a fully adjudicated security clearance.

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Dulles, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Russian Linguist

Reston, VA · On-site

Russian Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to apply your ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Russian/Ukrainian into English and ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Dunn Loring, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Reston, VA · On-site

Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to apply your ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Fairfax Station, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

West Mclean, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Cabin John, MD · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Vienna, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Fairfax, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Centreville, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Reston, VA · On-site

Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to apply your ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Russian Linguist

Reston, VA · On-site

Russian Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to apply your ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Russian/Ukrainian into English and ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Merrifield, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

Leidos

Kurdish Linguist

Great Falls, VA · On-site

$73K - $132K/yr

Description Kurdish Linguist Make a Global Impact - Join the Mission at Leidos Are you ready to ... Accurately translate materials (both digital and hard copy) from Kurdish into English and vice ...

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How much do digital linguist jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for digital linguist in the United States is $58,415.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $49,500.00 and $58,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a digital linguist?

Digital Linguists are language specialists who apply their expertise in linguistics to digital technologies. They work on projects such as speech recognition, natural language processing (NLP), machine translation, and language data annotation. Their responsibilities often include analyzing language data, developing language resources, and improving the performance of language-based AI systems. Digital Linguists play a critical role in making technology more accessible and effective across languages and cultures.

How does a digital linguist typically collaborate with software developers and data scientists on language technology projects?

Digital Linguists often work closely with software developers and data scientists to improve language models, enhance natural language processing tools, and ensure linguistic accuracy in digital products. They contribute by providing linguistic expertise for data annotation, designing language rules, and reviewing outputs for quality assurance. Effective communication and teamwork are essential, as Digital Linguists help bridge the gap between language theory and technical implementation, ensuring that products meet both user needs and technical requirements.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a digital linguist, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Digital Linguist, you need expertise in linguistic analysis, computational linguistics, and a strong educational background in linguistics or related fields. Familiarity with natural language processing (NLP) tools, scripting languages like Python, and annotation platforms is typically required. Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for collaborating on interdisciplinary teams and managing complex data. These competencies enable Digital Linguists to accurately process and interpret language data, driving advancements in language technology applications.

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Facebook - Linguist III

Burlingame, CA • On-site

Prolim Global
IT Services • 201 - 500 employees
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Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

PROLIM (www.prolim.com) is currently seeking Linguist III for one of our top Client for Location- Onsite in Redmond, WA or Burlingame, CA

Qualified candidates can directly send your updated resume and contact info via email: alec.dsouza@prolim.com

Job description:

Linguist III

Onsite in Redmond, WA or Burlingame, CA

Summary:

We are looking for a Linguist to help us develop language components for a variety of voice-enabled technologies and products. We are seeking candidates with strong linguistic data analysis and language technology experience to manage data collection, LLM-powered data synthesis and data annotation tasks, prompt engineering, rule-based classifier encoding, and quality evaluations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide linguistic expertise while delivering data for large language models

• Collaborate with other linguists and data operations teams in data collection, data curation, and annotation efforts

• Evaluate and curate data sets for ML models using LLM solutions

• Assess model performance and data quality

• Prompt engineering

• Create guidelines in support of labeling projects that enable annotators to consistently label language data at quality

• Collaboratively develop complex and consistent linguistic analyses

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in general Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or related field

• Experience with regular expression encoding

• Knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and other areas of linguistics

• Experience working with speech and text data

• Familiar with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering and their applications

• Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment

• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

• Experience with database queries and data analysis processes (i.e. SQL, spreadsheets)

• Proficiency in Python

Preferred (additional) Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, or related field

• Experience with machine learning frameworks, NLP Libraries and Tools

2-3 Years of experience working in a Linguist role

Conversational assistant, ML Support, LLMs

About PROLIM

PROLIM is a leading provider of PLM, IoT and Digital transformation solutions to Global Fortune 1000 companies. With 9 global offices in US, India, and Australia, PROLIM has won 30+ awards and proudly serving over 1200+ customers to innovate and improve their profitability and efficiency. PROLIM was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Farmington Hills, USA. With the global footprint and expertise in latest technologies, PROLIM can partner with you to speed up your Digital Transformation journey.