Localization Expert – Software Products

Who are we?

Founded in 2001, MobiSystems is a Bulgarian software company dedicated to empowering users with a better choice for office suite apps. Our feature-rich tools—MobiOffice and MobiPDF—offer a seamless, privacy-conscious, and affordable alternative to traditional office suite software for Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS. Trusted by over 550 million users worldwide, MobiSystems is committed to delivering accessible, cost-effective solutions that make work and personal tasks easier. Our headquartered in Sofia with a team of 200 and we have a sales office in San Diego, CA.

What are we looking for?

The Localization Expert is a key role within MobiSystems that supports all translation needs of the company. We release new versions of our products in as much as 52 languages. There is also a wide variety of other texts that need to be translated on a regular basis - product page descriptions, help text articles, reseller agreements, promotions, advertisements, etc. In addition, there are a lot of Email templates that have to be created and maintained in several languages. 

You will work together with the Localization Lead to deliver these localization projects against the agreed-upon requirements and timelines.

Responsibilities: 

• Execute localization projects across multiple products (MobiOffice, MobiPDF, etc.) platforms (Windows, iOS, Android, Web) and teams (Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Support) 

• Receive localization tasks on Jira in different technical formats (xml, csv, strings) from the MobiSystems teams 

• Work with translation management systems (e.g.; Lokalise, Crowdin) to create and manage the localization projects 

• Build translation workflows including AI/human pre-translation/translation/proofreading steps depending on the requirements 

• Communicate with language service providers - and their linguistic teams to ensure -smooth progress of the localization projects and troubleshoot any issues that may come up 

• Upload the localizations to the respective MobiSystems systems if necessary 

• Create and maintain documentation about the localization orders, the number of words translated, related expenses, etc.  

• Create and maintain Email templates in multiple languages in Email delivery system such as Sendgrid

Requirements: 

• Excellent written and verbal English. Fluency in an additional language is a plus 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a Foreign Language, Philology, Applied Linguistics, Translation or similar 

• Excellent computer literacy - willing and able to master and work with various internal and external tools and technical file formats 

• High attention to detail and experience in proofreading or linguistic QA

Extra credit for: 

• Experience with web-based localization software and language service providers 

• Experience with machine and AI translation 

• Knowledge and experience with HTML/CSS 

• Experience working with exotic languages. (We support languages like Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Thai, etc.)

What do we offer? 

• Working on inspiring products in a team of supportive professionals  

• Compelling salary and regular performance assessment with salary review  

• Work at the Headquarters of a product company and have a say in the direction of its products  

• A great location - right next to a metro station, Paradise Center and the best park in Sofia  

• Work from the office, with the option to work from home one day per week  

• Opportunities for professional growth and freedom to make an impact  

• Multiple secondary benefits: additional health insurance with dental care coverage, sport program, corporate discounts, 25 days paid yearly leave + additional days off, etc.