Language Specialist - Chinese

Meet DeepL

DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.

Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real‑life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.

What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it’s like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because our products have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together.

What we know for sure is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well‑being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at DeepL on Linked In, Instagram and our Blog.

Thanks to our unique technology, DeepL is able to provide the world’s best AI language services. To keep it that way, we need your expert linguistic and communication skills. You will join our international and highly motivated team of linguists at DeepL, providing linguistic expertise and industry insights throughout the company to help break down language barriers and bring the language industry into the age of AI.

You will serve as a linguistic and cultural advisor across the company, bringing industry insights and expertise throughout project and product life cycles.

Your work will include testing and evaluating DeepL’s products, as well as identifying, classifying, and reporting on systemic errors. The job will also give you the opportunity to grow and learn alongside other talented professionals as you take on a wide array of interesting linguistic tasks that require problem‑solving, language analysis, proofreading, editing and reviewing language data, and advising on various cultural aspects of your language.

At DeepL, you’ll find a workplace that’s both challenging and rewarding. If you are passionate about language and excited by the opportunities ahead, we would love to hear from you!

• Serve as a linguistic advisor for your language across the company, interacting with a wide range of stakeholders from Research to Product to Sales and beyond
• Test and evaluate DeepL’s products and their features both before and after launch
• Assess the linguistic quality of data generated by both humans and machines
• Work with colleagues in Language Data & Insights and Research to help guarantee the quality of the linguistic data DeepL uses to train its models
• Design tests and examples to help DeepL identify the right freelancers for linguistic projects
• Evaluate work done by freelance linguists and provide them with actionable feedback based on project needs and expectations
• Work with ambiguous and/or highly complex language data in your language plus at least one foreign language
• Investigate and evaluate language complaints submitted by users and offer your linguistic analysis
• Explain linguistic phenomens to a wide range of target audiences, from those with little to no linguistic expertise to fellow linguists

• Fluent Mandarin speaker
• An educational background from China
• Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, translation, foreign languages, language teaching, or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience working in translation, localization, linguistics, education, or a related field
• English fluency (C1+)
• Expert understanding of Mandarin language, from the linguistic…