Data Annotator​/Data Labeling Specialist

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional

Skills:

Data Annotator / Data Labeling Specialist, Agile concepts, CI/CD. 10+ years’ experience.

• Accurately label text, image, audio, or structured data based on project-specific guidelines.
• Follow annotation taxonomy and definitions consistently across tasks and datasets.
• Perform quality checks, resolve ambiguities, and flag edge cases for guideline refinement.
• Meet productivity and accuracy SLAs while maintaining high attention to detail.
• Use annotation tools/platforms effectively and report tool or data issues promptly.
• Participate in calibration sessions to align with reviewers and improve inter-annotator agreement.
• Document annotation decisions and examples to support standardization and training.
• Rework rejected samples based on QA feedback and maintain continuous quality improvement.
• Handle sensitive/confidential data according to privacy and security policies.
• Track task progress, throughput, and quality metrics in assigned dashboards.
• Collaborate with ML engineers and linguists/domain experts to improve labeling frameworks.
• Support dataset curation activities such as deduplication, filtering, and metadata tagging.
• Basic understanding of data annotation tools (Labelbox, CVAT, VGG, etc.)
• Familiarity with image annotation, NLP data labeling, data categorization techniques.
• Basic computer skills (Excel, Google Sheets).
• Ability to follow structured guidelines precisely.

• Proactive and result-oriented leader, adept in mentoring and motivating the dynamic team to exemplary performance.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team building skills with proficiency in grasping new technical concepts quickly.

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage:
  Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support:
  Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options:
  Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth:
  Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off:
  Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance:
  Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $110,000-$125,000 a year

Bachelor of Computer Science