Job Opening Soon - Linguistic Engineer, Tamil

Toronto, Canada
SoundHound Inc.
ago
fulltime Linguistics

This is a quick and easy way to express your interest in an upcoming job opening here at SoundHound!

Please apply if you feel qualified and interested in our Linguistic Engineer, Tamil role. We plan to make this job opening available mid-January and we'll contact qualified applicants who express interest. A brief overview of the job details can be found below, but we look forward to speaking with you in more detail soon.


SoundHound AI believes every person should be able to interact naturally with the products around them–by simply talking. With a global reach spanning two dozen languages, we build Voice AI products with conversational intelligence for cars, restaurant ordering, and more, allowing our customers to extend their brand in new and meaningful ways.

In this role, you will:

  • Simultaneously leverage your linguistic and engineering skills, along with your knowledge of the Tamil language

We would love to hear from you if:

  • You have native-level proficiency in speaking Tamil
  • You have English fluency
  • You have scripting skills in Python and Bash
  • You are knowledgeable and experienced with general coding practices, regular expressions and debugging
  • You have a passion for linguistics and strong demonstrable linguistic skills
  • You have Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Linguistics (or equivalent experience)
  • You have a minimum of 3 years of related experience

We’d be incredibly excited to hear from you if you have computer science or related education. Proficiency with additional spoken languages beyond Tamil and English is also a plus.