Welocalize

Company

10 months ago

Software Localization Engineer

Gurgaon, India

Full-time

Job Description

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As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Software Localization Engineer is responsible for technical production program architecture on multiple accounts, advanced localization engineering, problem-solving escalation, and supporting and assisting the development of junior engineers. Engineers have attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, high motivation to learn and master new platforms, creativity, and the ability to adapt to fast-changing situations.

This role requires leading large enterprise projects.

Program Design-

Carry out production analysis on new lines of business for new or existing clients

Attend early sales and project planning meetings with client representatives, Welocalize business and project management owners

Determine if the content to be localized can be fitted into an existing hybrid production program

Determine against agreed criteria if the content to be localized is suitable for hybrid delivery

Craft a production program overview for the new line of business in conjunction with business owners

Efficiently organize the maintenance, update and development of the software applications (translation environment tools, and translation project management tools) that will enable our client to materialize this vision.

Program Implementation-

Define a detailed set of localization production steps in conjunction with the Welocalize hybrid model

Inform offshore production and resource planners that a new production requirement is being prepared

Where training content for any localization production step does not exist, create that training content

Deliver localization production training to offshore and partner production teams

Evolve a best practice approach to the creation, maintenance and delivery / distribution of localization production training

Communicate technical knowledge and resolutions to translators, technical partners, and other members of the project team

Manage Translation Memory setup and use localization tools standards for each client

Troubleshoot — Solution of problems that arise in engineering process and compile and improve localized product until it meets quality standards.

Program Support-

Commit to measurable cost savings brought about by efficiencies introduced by you

Act as mentor and support to offshore production and strategic partner teams

Craft a quality assurance element for each production program that will measure the quality of deliverables from offshore and partner teams

Build a method of capturing and reporting quality metrics to the management team

Measure and report pre-defined cost and savings metrics for the production team

Develop expertise in agreed program and training development and distribution tools

Be the escalation point for offshore and partner teams

Provide the business with informed evaluation data for new localization tools and methodologies

Develop, drive and manage engineering forums to share information, process, tools, etc.

Support Project Managers / Functional Managers through projects, initiatives, load balancing, etc.

Represent Welocalize within industry forums and conferences.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS-

6+ years of internalization engineering experience, 3 of which will have been spent in an Engineering Lead role

Excellent communicator

Excellent presentation and client-facing skills

Experienced report writer

Ability to develop and deliver training material

Takes business ownership of solution

Good understanding of project budgeting and costing.

Education and Experience Requirements-

College degree in related area and/or related experience in technology language or software internalization/localization.

Must have demonstrated mastery in at least three of the following:

.Net

Java/Javascript

Perl

Visual C++

Flash

VBA

XML/HTML/CSS

DITA or similar single-source authoring environment

Robohelp, Flare, or similar HAT

Trados

Passolo

WorldServer

SDL TMS

GlobalSight

Wordfast Pro/TranStudio

OmegaT

Rainbow/Okapi tools

Version control systems (SVN, GitHub, similar).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements-

Strong interpersonal skills: teamwork, able to learn new skills quickly, excellent written and verbal communication skills

A good understanding of the overall software internalization business (outside of engineering) and business strategy

Strong technical aptitude

Solid experience managing external partners to scope, schedule, and budget constraints

Good organization, prioritization and time management skills

Understanding of programming/scripting languages and concepts

Ability to multi-task

Ability to delegate work

Team player

Excellent interpersonal skills in a culturally diverse environment

Ability to clearly communicate detailed information both verbally and in a well written document

Strong quality focus

Ability to understand and troubleshoot development and build environments

Understanding of character set encodings and conversion of encodings

Ability to work independently as well as be an effective team member

Analytical problem solving skills

Solid experience of eLearning multimedia tools such as Flash, Adobe CC, Captivate, Storyline, Lectora.

Flexibility and ability to learn new technology.

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