Linguist

Miko is a leading AI company creating playful, educational robots that inspire curiosity in children. Our flagship product, the Miko robot, combines advanced conversational AI with a library of educational content to help kids learn and grow. With users worldwide, Miko is on a mission to make learning fun and accessible for children. Our AI models talk, think, and learn with children in multiple languages. We’re now looking for a linguist to help us deepen our understanding of language in AI and to make those conversations even smarter, more meaningful, and more inclusive.

We are seeking a Linguist with relevant experience in LLM/GenAI-based solutions who has worked professionally with English and at least one foreign language (e.g., French, Spanish, German, Polish, etc.). You will evaluate and debug AI-generated translations, identify language-specific issues, and develop prompts and linguistic strategies to improve AI performance in child-focused experiences.

• Analyse AI-translated content between English and various foreign languages to identify syntactic, semantic, grammatical, or contextual errors.
  
• Diagnose the root causes of translation failures (e.g., word order differences, idiomatic mismatches, subject-verb agreement, ambiguity).
  
• Break down complex linguistic challenges and provide actionable insights to improve AI model performance.
  
• Optimise prompts, inputs, and data pipelines for better multilingual outcomes.
  
• Work closely with language experts (native or fluent speakers) to validate findings and implement fixes.
  
• Contribute to the development of language guidelines, test sets, and evaluation frameworks.
  
• Document translation performance issues and propose prompt-level or model-level fixes.
  
• Participate in or lead projects aimed at improving multilingual LLM behaviour, especially for content targeting young users.
  

• Ph.D. or Master�s degree in Linguistics.
  
• Strong command of English linguistics, including grammar, syntax, semantics, and discourse analysis.
  
• Proven experience working with or analysing English + at least one foreign language (e.g., French, Spanish, Polish, etc.) in translation, NLP, or linguistic research contexts.
  
• Hands-on experience in AI/LLM evaluation, GenAI tools, or prompt engineering.
  

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹450,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
  
• Paid sick time
  
• Provident Fund
  

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable with Mumbai, Dadar (East) as a work location?
  
• Current CTC
  
• Expected CTC
  
• Notice Period
  
• Years of experience as a Linguist?
  
• Do you have experience working with or analysing English + at least one foreign language (e.g., French, Spanish, Polish, etc.) in translation, NLP, or linguistic research contexts?
  
• Do you have experience in AI/LLM evaluation, GenAI tools, or prompt engineering?
  
• Are you available for Mumbai as a work Location
  

Work Location: In person