Localization Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$118,500–$197,500 Per Year
SKILLS
Apple, Best Practices, Compiler Technology, Computer-Aided Translation, Content Development, Cross-Functional, Diversity, Editing, English Language, Hebrew Language, Information Technology & Information Systems, Localization, Machine Translation, Market Analysis, Polishing, Process Improvement, Proofreading, Quality Assurance, Requirements Management, Stock Purchase Plans, Style Guide, Technical Writing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Cupertino, CA
POSTED
25 days ago

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Deliver high-quality English-to-Hebrew translations with tight delivery schedules, using internal localization tools, including resolving linguistic bugs and polishing terminology and style to ensure a consistent user experience in Hebrew. 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 our Hebrew localizations, ensuring terminology consistency across our 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, and gain valuable insights into the development process at Apple. 40 hours/week. 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 $118,500 - $197,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.5 years of experience in the job offered or a related field.

Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking in Hebrew language.

Experience and/or education must include: 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.N/A

About the Company

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Apple Inc

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs