Localization Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

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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  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.

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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:

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• 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.

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