Linguistic Annotation Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Join Apple's Entity and App Resolution team, where we build the intelligent systems that help
customers find and interact with exactly what they're looking for. Our work powers personalized search and resolution capabilities that improve user experiences.
We're seeking a Computational Linguist to support our entity resolution systems through data-driven
work. In this role, you'll help construct, generate, annotate, maintain, and analyze the data that power
our products. You'll help build processes and pipelines to streamline data workflows. You will also be responsible for documenting and communicating processes, guidelines, and findings. You'll work across engineering, quality, localization, and UX teams, applying your linguistic expertise to ensure our systems work well across different contexts and locales. Your systematic and organized approaches will help to increase efficiency within and across teams.
Description
Data Generation & Management: Design, generate, and maintain high-quality datasets for entity resolution testing and evaluation; automate data generation pipelines where possible
Annotation Projects: Plan, manage, and execute annotation projects; create annotation guidelines, coordinate with annotators, ensure quality and consistency
Data Analysis: Clean, process, and analyze language data using linguistic expertise to identify patterns, edge cases, and system failures; surface insights that drive product improvements
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Quality Engineering, UX researchers, engineers, and localization teams to ensure entity resolution meets quality standards and user needs
Localization Awareness: Work with internationalization to identify and address language-specific and cultural issues in entity resolution across different locales
Testing & Evaluation: Design systematic test cases and evaluation frameworks; analyze test results to identify linguistic patterns in failures
Documentation: Create clear, comprehensive documentation of scope, datasets, processes, findings, and recommendations for diverse audiences
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with version control (Git or similar)
Familiarity with conversational systems, NLP, or search systems
Experience managing or participating in annotation projects
Experience with localization or multilingual issues in language technology
Project management experience (academic or professional)
Experience working with engineers or technical teams
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or related field
Strong data skills: cleaning, processing, analyzing, and finding patterns in language data
Strong analytical skills: Experience with quantitative and qualitative data analyses
Coding skills (e.g. Python, R) for the purpose of data processing and analysis
3-5 years of industry experience
Experience with linguistic annotation
Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
Strong organizational skills and documentation practices
* Systematic thinking and attention to detail
* Basic understanding of machine learning concepts
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $172,100 and $305,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.