Job Description

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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About the Role 
The job title is Forward Deployment  Engineer and we are looking for an engineer who enjoys solving practical problems through scripting, automating repetitive workflows, and improving data quality workflows. This role focuses on building internal tools, connecting systems, and improving operational workflows that reduce manual effort and scale data processing and management workflows. This role is ideal for someone eager to grow their engineering skills in a fast-moving, applied AI environment — you'll spend most of your time writing code and solving problems that directly impact team efficiency. 

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain automation scripts and internal lightweight tools to support operations teams. 
• Develop, troubleshoot and optimize enterprise integrations to ensure seamless data exchange. 
• Implement programmatic quality checks to improve data consistency and accuracy. 
• Support the rollout of technical solutions by documenting, and iterating based on feedback. 
• Build and support integrations between internal systems and third-party tools 
• Maintain and improve existing workflows as the teams needs evolve. 

What We Are Looking For

• Proficiency in at least one scripting or general-purpose language. Preferably in Python and/or JavaScript 
• Strong problem-solving instincts and attention to detail. 
• Basic understanding of JSON, APIs and webhooks. 
• Experience with AWS and other cloud platforms. 
• Curious and self-driven, with a strong desire to learn and adapt to new technologies and challenges. 
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate efficiently with other engineering teams. 

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering or technical experience (internships and projects count). 
• Bachelor's degree with an engineering or analytics focused field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics) or equivalent work experience. 
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Python, Javascript, C#) 
• Curiosity about AI/ML technologies and a drive to keep learning. 
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React) is a plus. 
• Familiarity with AI-coding technologies (Cursor, ClaudCode, etc.) is a plus.