Description
We are seeking a Kazakh Localization QA Tester / Proofreader to join our team on a full-time basis. As a Linguistic Tester, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that our Kazakh content is accurate, polished, and natural-sounding for end-users.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing and refining localized content to ensure it reads smoothly and is error-free
- Checking grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency, formatting, and cultural or contextual accuracy
- Executing test cases, identifying localization bugs, and reporting issues through internal bug-tracking systems
- Verifying that fixes have been implemented correctly
- Translating content from English into Kazakh as needed
- Exploring user interfaces to identify localization or functional issues
This role requires native-level Kazakh fluency, strong attention to detail, and an interest in quality assurance within digital products. Ideal candidates will have a background in marketing, journalism, copy editing, proofreading, writing, translation, or localization.
In this role, you will:
- Write and report relevant bugs and errors using best practices through the internal database system
- Prioritize tasks and issues quickly and efficiently
- Utilize native language skills and cultural awareness of Kazakh and Kazakhstan
- Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills
- Be highly organized with attention to detail and a commitment to quality
- QA various products by accurately following testing instructions and test cases
- Discover and report defects (bugs) using client-specific bug-tracking tools
- Evaluate translations in the context of software, mobile apps, and documentation
- Serve as a subject matter expert for linguistic issues in Kazakh
- Adhere to project-specific quality standards, trademarks, style guides, and client-preferred checklists and glossaries
- Troubleshoot basic problems and communicate effectively