Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain localization tools, scripts, and automated workflows to support translation of software, websites, apps, and multimedia content.
- Prepare localization kits, extract translatable content, and reintegrate localized content into builds.
- Implement internationalization (i18n) best practices in collaboration with software engineers and QA teams.
- Analyze and debug localization-related issues in source code and content pipelines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, design, QA, and linguists to optimize localization processes.
- Own the technical integration of Translation Management Systems (TMS) like Phrase, Smartling, Lokalise, or XTM.
- Ensure proper use of translation memory (TM), termbases (TB), and content segmentation rules.
- Evaluate and implement tools for machine translation (MT), quality assurance, and content validation.
- Lead or contribute to localization automation and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation and training.

Qualifications:

Required:





- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Linguistics, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in localization engineering or software internationalization.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Bash.
- Solid understanding of localization file formats (e.g., JSON, XML, PO, XLIFF, RESX, ARB, SRT).
- Experience with TMS platforms and CAT tools (e.g., memoQ, SDL Trados, Smartcat).
- Familiarity with internationalization libraries and Unicode/character encoding standards.

Preferred:

- Experience with software development in a commercial setting (e.g., Git, Jira, Agile/Scrum).
- Knowledge of CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Experience with REST APIs for TMS integration.
- Familiarity with accessibility, bidirectional languages (RTL), and multilingual QA processes.

Skills: Git, Javascript, Scrum, Jira, Python

Experience: 2.00-3.00 Years

📌 Senior Localization Engineer (India)
🏢 Keywords Studios
📍 India