Telugu Linguistic Evaluator & Functional Tester

Job overview

The Telugu Linguistic Evaluator & Functional Tester is an onsite role in Portland, OR; remote work is not available for this confidential program. Compensation is not specified. The role supports a large-scale AI and consumer technology program for a global technology and communications client, with work conducted in a private, secure office area. The evaluator reviews pre-release AI output in Telugu and tests the product experience on client-supplied devices. The work identifies language, usability, display, and localization issues, documents reproducible findings, and retests fixes to help improve product quality before release.

What you'll do

• Evaluate Telugu AI output for accuracy, naturalness, appropriateness, and quality
• compare Telugu and English user journeys
• test script, diacritics, and mixed-language handling
• identify display and localization errors
• document reproducible issues with device, operating system, locale, build ID, and evidence
• retest fixes
• support other linguistic projects as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

telugu

linguistic evaluation

functional testing

localization qa

ai model evaluation

software testing

on-site

portland or

welo data

smartphone testing

native-level telugu

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Native-level or fully bilingual Telugu required; previous software/app testing, localization QA, or linguistic evaluation is a plus but not essential. On-site work in a private, secure area is required.

About the employer

Welo Data is hiring for this role. Industry: Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. Sector: 54.