German Language Expert - Localization and Release Engineering

Our team in Barcelona is looking for highly motivated individuals with the right mix of technical, creative, organizational and communication skills to provide technical translations and adaptations for our software. This position is highly suited to technical translators with product localization experience. You will be working in an exciting, supportive team, interact with other localization teams at Apple, as well as engineering and QA teams, and gain valuable insights into the development process at Apple! Fluency and translation experience in German are crucial. The environment is fast paced, requiring the ability to handle workload with quick delivery schedules. In addition to project work, other responsibilities include contributing to improving our tools and workflows; evangelizing standard processes for localization friendly content; defining and driving improvements for our German customers. Strong communication and collaboration skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to manage priorities are crucial. Minimum Qualifications Fluency in German with current and direct exposure to German culture Familiar with machine translation and post-editing Fluent in English to perform English ↔ German translations and communicate with cross-functional stakeholders worldwide Experience with CAT tools and software UI translation Preferred Qualifications Degree in Applied Linguistics, Translation, Culture & Literature or equivalent Experience with localisation and internationalisation, with a critical eye for excellent UX copy Excellent knowledge of the structural aspects of German and possibly other languages (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics) Experience in natural language processing and computational linguistics