Language Specialist

3 weeks ago


San Jose, United States TikTok Full time

Responsibilities
About Us
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

About the Team
At TikTok, the PDI-Language Center team is integral, providing essential language support to our engineers, facilitating effective communication and seamless collaboration between RD teams based inside and outside China. We are also deeply committed to enhancing English proficiency within the global workplace. If you are passionate about language and technology, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in shaping communication at TikTok

What You Will Do
- Provide simultaneous interpretation support during work meetings will be core to the role.
- Collaborate closely with R&D teams and language experts to assess work meetings, ensure clear communication of the intended meaning, providing valuable feedback.
- Translate technical documents, monitor, and proofread translation output from both internal and outsourced translators.
- Compile and maintain glossaries and perform other language-related tasks as requested by senior team members.
- Accurately annotate Chinese/English data for model training, ensuring consistency and accuracy throughout the process.

**Qualifications**:

- Work experience in translation/interpretation, with the ability to translate technical and general documents between Chinese and English.
- Bachelor's Degree in translation/interpretation or equivalent practical experience, with strong English communication skills.
- Able to deliver high-quality work under pressure and remain solution-oriented in fast-paced environments.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in simultaneous interpretation between Chinese and English.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Relevant translation experience in the technology field is preferred.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $96000 - $151111 annually.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

**Our time off and leave plans are**: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.



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