Spanish Data Linguist I

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Interested in Amazon Echo? We're building the speech and language solutions behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. Come join us!
Amazon is seeking an Spanish Data Linguist to join our machine learning data team. This role focuses on speech and language data, primarily in the areas of grammar writing, text annotation, and general language expansion deliverables.
The Language Data Linguist must be capable of:
· Building a thorough understanding of data labeling conventions and provide support to global sites
· Localizing established guidelines from English into Spanish
· Identifying and eliminating bugs
· Delivering high quality data output under aggressive deadlines
· Working autonomously with minimal direction
· Handling unique data analysis requests from a range of data customers
· Contributing to process improvements to reduce handling time and improve data output
· Diving deep into issues and implement solutions independently
· Providing quality expertise to other team members and coaching improvements
In addition, the Spanish Language Data Linguist will need to quickly understand changes in response to customers' requests and change workflows accordingly. The Spanish Language Data Linguist must have a passion for data, efficiency, and accuracy as well as:
· Show proactive efforts in addressing issues and problems
· Excellent communication, strong organizational skills and very detail-oriented
· Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
· Willingness to support several projects at one time, and to accept re-prioritization as necessary
· Ability to keep up with changing project conventions and priorities

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· BA or BS degree
· Native level fluency in Spanish, both verbal and written
· Business level fluency in English
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Excel