Localization Engineer

Apple•Cupertino, CA

1d•$118,500 - $197,500•Onsite

About The Position

Apple is seeking a Localization Engineer to deliver high-quality English-to-Hebrew translations with tight delivery schedules. This role involves using internal localization tools, resolving linguistic bugs, and polishing terminology and style to ensure a consistent user experience in Hebrew. The engineer will also proofread and edit vendor translations, conduct linguistic quality assessments of Machine-Translated (MT) content, and perform linguistic Post-Editing of Machine-Translated text for products (MTPE). Responsibilities include compiling terminology, creating and maintaining language style guides and glossaries for Hebrew, and documenting the use of language reference materials. The role requires providing feedback on the Hebrew language, Israeli culture, and user experience for the Israeli market. Additionally, the engineer will analyze user interface and software strings to communicate translation requirements and best practices for Right-to-Left (RTL) localization-friendly content to development teams, explain linguistic specificities to cross-functional teams, and define and drive quality improvements for Hebrew localizations, ensuring terminology consistency across Apple products and services. Suggestions for improvements to the localization toolset are also expected. The role involves interacting with language experts in other localization teams and Quality Assurance (QA) teams to gain insights into Apple's development process. This is a 40 hours/week position.

Requirements

5 years of experience in the job offered or a related field.
Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking in Hebrew language.
Utilizing Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tools to perform translations and other linguistic tasks.
Translating large volumes of technical content for end-user software products.
Translating for specific product types including Information Technology products.
Compiling terminology and creating and maintaining language style guides and glossaries.
Analyzing software User Interface and source strings to assess localizability into Hebrew and Right-to-Left languages.
Providing feedback related to the Hebrew language, the Israeli culture, and the user experience for the Israeli market.
Performing Post-Editing and amending Machine-Translated descriptive texts for products (MTPE).
Conducting Machine Translation Quality Assurance (MTQA) and assessing translation quality.

Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality English-to-Hebrew translations with tight delivery schedules.
Use internal localization tools, including resolving linguistic bugs and polishing terminology and style.
Proofread and edit translations provided by vendors.
Conduct linguistic quality assessments of Machine-Translated (MT) content.
Perform linguistic Post-Editing of Machine-Translated text for products (MTPE).
Compile terminology, create, and maintain language style guides and glossaries for Hebrew.
Document the use of language reference material such as dictionaries, lexicons, and glossaries.
Provide feedback related to the Hebrew language, Israeli culture, and user experience for the Israeli market.
Analyze user interface and software strings to communicate translation requirements and best practices for Right-to-Left (RTL) localization-friendly content to development teams.
Explain linguistic specificities to cross-functional teams.
Define and drive quality improvements for Hebrew localizations, ensuring terminology consistency across Apple products and services.
Suggest improvements for our localization toolset.
Interact with language experts in other localization teams, as well as Quality Assurance (QA) teams.