Computational Linguist

Job Summary: Linguistic Engineer Specialist – TamilJob Description:Core SkillsRole SummaryThe Linguistic Engineer Specialist – Tamil serves as the primary linguistic owner for their assigned language. This role defines linguistic rules, guidelines, and quality frameworks while mentoring Senior Linguists and Linguistic Engineers.Key Responsibilities- Own end-to-end linguistic quality and correctness for the assigned language.- Develop linguistic guidelines, rulebooks, and standards for annotation and evaluation.- Review complex linguistic cases, escalations, and edge-case exceptions.- Oversee NLU, ASR, and TTS linguistic evaluations.- Conduct weekly calibrations and oversee quality stability.- Mentor Senior Linguists and Linguistic Engineers within the language pod.- Support test set creation, adversarial case identification, and diagnostics.Requirements- 7–10 years of experience in linguistics or linguistic engineering.- Native-level proficiency in the assigned language (Tamil).- Deep knowledge of grammar, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialectal variations, and orthography.- Strong analytical and linguistic decision-making skills.