Software Localization Engineer

We are looking for a Software Localization Engineer, who will be in charge or all technical aspects of the localization process including investigating localization issues and providing technical support to vendors. If you have a technical background and interest in software localization, keep on reading.

About the Strategic Content Solutions (SCS)

The Strategic Content Solutions, part of RWS's Language Services division, works closely with major accounts and clients of all sizes who are going global with specialized localization services. These services cover the entire localization spectrum, from translating content, media, and audio to creating engaging eLearning programs and transcribing highly impactful marketing campaigns. The SCS works closely with RWS's Language eXperience Delivery (LXD) platform, which includes 2,000 in-house linguists, and a network of more than 29,000 translators, who use RWS's proprietary machine translation, AI, and translation productivity tools, to deliver a 24/7 service to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare files needed for localization, hand-offs to vendors and hand-backs from vendors    
• Create or modify processes and tools necessary for localization process    
• Investigate localization issues/bugs and propose or makes fixes    
• Communicate with vendors and provide technical support with CAT tools  
• Create or modify documentation for new or existing processes and tools
• Create or modify processes, tools and scripts needed for building process       
• Analyze new projects to identify potential engineering related issues

Skills & Experience

• General tech-savviness – if you are technically minded and enjoy "playing around" with IT and technology, this might be the job for you
• Communicative level of English (at least B2 level) 
• Knowledge of standard file formats such as HTML, XML
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows environments, including working with the Command Line.
• Basic programming skills (especially Python or another scripting language) are an advantage
• Knowledge of regular expressions is an advantage
• Good communicative skills, can-do attitude, team player, willing to learn
• Experience or interest in localization is a big plus

RWS is a content solutions company, powered by technology and human expertise. We grow the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood. Everywhere. 

Our proprietary technology, 45+ AI patents and human experts help organizations bring ideas to market faster, build deeper relationships across borders and cultures, and enter new markets with confidence – growing their business and connecting them to a world of opportunities. 

It's why over 80 of the world's top 100 brands trust RWS to drive innovation, inform decisions and shape brand experiences. 

With 60+ global locations, across five continents, our teams work with businesses across almost all industries. Innovating since 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).  

RWS Values

We Partner, We Pioneer, We Progress – and we´ll Deliver together.

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