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Dallas, TX · On-site

$62.25 - $82/hr

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How much do game translator jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 3, 2026, the average hourly pay for game translator in Texas is $23.90, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $19.71 and $25.96 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a game translator?

A Game Translator is responsible for converting video game text, dialogue, and in-game content from one language to another while maintaining accuracy, cultural relevance, and the original intent. This includes translating menus, subtitles, user interfaces, and marketing materials. They often collaborate with localization teams to adapt the game for different regions, ensuring a seamless experience for players worldwide. Strong language skills, cultural knowledge, and familiarity with gaming terminology are essential for this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a game translator?

To thrive as a Game Translator, you need fluency in at least two languages, a strong grasp of gaming terminology, and proven experience in translation or localization. Familiarity with CAT (Computer-Assisted Translation) tools, localization platforms, and knowledge of game engines or script formats is often required. Attention to detail, cultural sensitivity, effective communication, and time management are valuable soft skills in this role. These skills are crucial to ensure translations are both accurate and immersive, enhancing gameplay experiences for diverse audiences.

What are the most common challenges faced by game translators?

Game Translators often encounter challenges such as maintaining the original tone and intent of game dialogue, adapting cultural references for different regions, and keeping up with tight production deadlines. Balancing accuracy with creativity is essential, as literal translations can miss the nuance or humor embedded in the source material. Additionally, translators may need to collaborate closely with developers, writers, and QA testers to resolve ambiguities and ensure text fits within character limits. Successfully managing these challenges results in a seamless, engaging experience for players worldwide.

How much do game translators make?

Game translators typically earn between $20,000 and $70,000 annually, depending on experience, language pairs, and whether they work freelance or for a company. Skilled translators with specialized knowledge or certifications can command higher rates, especially for complex or niche games.

How to be a game translator?

To become a game translator, you should be fluent in both the source and target languages and have a strong understanding of gaming terminology and culture. Typically, this role requires excellent language skills, experience with translation tools like CAT software, and familiarity with game development processes. Building a portfolio through freelance projects or internships can also help establish credibility in the industry.

What are the most commonly searched types of Game Translator jobs in Texas?

The most popular types of Game Translator jobs in Texas are:

Infographic showing various Game Translator job openings in Texas as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 66% Full Time, 22% Part Time, 1% Temporary, 10% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 85% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 14% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $49,702 per year, or $23.9 per hour.

Experienced - Travel & Ticketing Platform Principal Full Stack Engineer

Travoom

Austin, TX • On-site

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago


Job description

Company Description

OleOle

We are not looking for a generic full stack engineer. We are looking for an engineer who has built travel platforms, booking engines, ticketing systems, hospitality marketplaces, reservation platforms, inventory management systems, supplier onboarding tools, or large-scale consumer commerce products.

OleOle is building a global hard-to-get sports ticketing and travel platform, combined with a proprietary SEO-driven event data engine that generates millions of multilingual pages and fan experiences through real-time AI translation, commerce, payments including stable coins.

No pathetic AI inflated resumes or using someone else's resume

OleOle is building a global football super app combining social networking, messaging, live scores, short-form video, gambling, commerce, payments, translation, and mini programs into a single ecosystem focused entirely on football.

The vision is to create the first true “WeChat for football” — a platform where fans, clubs, brands, leagues, sportsbooks, creators, and merchants can communicate, transact, and engage directly inside one global environment.

Unlike traditional social media platforms, OleOle is built specifically for sports fans and designed around communication, real-time engagement, commerce, and community.

The platform combines elements of:

  • Twitter/X style social conversation
  • TikTok-style short-form video
  • WhatsApp-style messaging
  • live score platforms
  • programmable commerce
  • mini program ecosystems similar to WeChat

All integrated into a single football-first platform.

Core Platform Vision

OleOle is designed around several key ideas:

Communication First

Fans can communicate directly with:

  • clubs
  • brands
  • sportsbooks
  • creators
  • media companies
  • other fans

through follows, messaging, sharing, comments, and real-time translated conversations.

Mini Program Ecosystem

OleOle is building a mini program platform that allows brands and partners to launch experiences directly inside the platform without requiring fans to download separate applications.

Initial mini program categories include:

  • Games
  • News
  • Merchandise
  • Ticket Sales
  • VIP Hospitality
  • Gambling

Fans can:

  • follow or unfollow mini programs
  • communicate directly with brands
  • share mini programs with friends
  • receive translated content automatically

Brands can communicate directly with followers within platform communication limits designed to prevent spam and preserve user experience.

Real-Time Translation

A core component of the platform is AI-driven real-time translation across conversations, content, video, messaging, and mini programs.

The goal is to remove language barriers between global football fans and allow mini programs to operate across dozens of languages automatically.

This creates a global communication layer connecting fans, clubs, brands, and creators worldwide.

Wallet + Payments Infrastructure

OleOle includes an integrated Wallet ID and payment infrastructure powering:

  • commerce
  • rewards
  • gambling
  • digital collectibles
  • mini program transactions
  • creator payouts

The platform is designed around programmable commerce and frictionless fan engagement.

Technology Stack

OleOle is being built as a native Rust platform focused on:

  • scalability
  • performance
  • real-time communication
  • low-latency systems
  • global infrastructure
  • payments
  • social engagement
  • video delivery

The company is also building:

  • AI translation systems
  • football history AI infrastructure
  • developer platforms
  • mini program tooling
  • programmable payment rails

The Long-Term Vision

OleOle’s long-term vision is to become the global operating system for football fans:

  • social networking
  • communication
  • commerce
  • gaming
  • gambling
  • content
  • ticketing
  • rewards
  • programmable fan experiences

all inside one interconnected ecosystem.

OleOle – Where Fans Kick Off

Job Description

OleOleSport is building a global sports travel, ticketing, hospitality, and fan experiences platform serving football supporters worldwide.

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to lead the continued development of OleOleSport.com, our consumer-facing commerce platform. This role will focus on building and scaling the core systems that power ticket sales, hospitality packages, supporter travel, memberships, event experiences, and future commerce initiatives.

The ideal candidate has experience building high-traffic transactional websites in the travel, ticketing, hospitality, e-commerce, or marketplace industries. You have worked on products where customer experience, conversion optimization, search, checkout, payments, and operational scalability are critical to success.

You will work closely with company leadership, product, design, and engineering teams to help shape both the technical architecture and product direction of the platform as we expand globally.

This is an opportunity to join an experienced team with deep roots in sports, travel, hospitality, and ticketing, and help build the technology platform that will support football fans attending matches and events around the world.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production web applications.

• Proven experience developing consumer-facing platforms in one or more of the following industries: travel, hospitality, ticketing, events, e-commerce, marketplaces, loyalty programs, or online booking systems.

• Strong full stack development experience with modern web technologies, including frontend frameworks, backend services, APIs, and relational databases.

• Experience designing and implementing high-volume transactional systems involving search, bookings, reservations, payments, checkout flows, customer accounts, or order management.

• Experience integrating third-party APIs, including payment gateways, travel suppliers, ticketing systems, CRM platforms, marketing platforms, analytics tools, and other commercial services.

• Strong understanding of website performance, scalability, reliability, security, and customer experience best practices.

• Experience building responsive web applications optimized for desktop and mobile users.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and production support.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-moving startup environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for an online travel agency (OTA), ticketing company, hospitality platform, marketplace, or large-scale e-commerce business.

• Experience building or supporting international consumer products serving multiple countries, languages, currencies, and payment methods.

• Experience with SEO-driven websites and organic traffic growth strategies.

• Experience with loyalty, rewards, membership, referral, or affiliate programs.

• Experience supporting high-growth consumer businesses and scaling platforms to large user bases.

• Passion for football, sports, travel, or live events.


Additional Information

Solutions not problems .

  • Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization. Not interested in best practices, lets build something better!
  • Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and general growing pains of an early-stage technology company
  • An exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro-management
  • Understanding of football and international sports a huge plus

Ole Ole is located in beautiful Austin Texas, however, this role requires some travel we are privately held and rapidly growing!