Technical Writer – Research
AI is changing how the world communicates — and LILT is leading that transformation.
We’re on a mission to make the world’s information accessible to everyone, regardless of the language they speak. We use cutting-edge AI, machine translation, and human-in-the-loop expertise to translate content faster, more accurately, and more cost-effectively without compromising on brand, voice, or quality.
At LILT, we empower our teammates with leading tools, global collaboration, and growth opportunities to do their best work. Our company virtues—Work together, win together; Find a way or make one; Quicker than they expect; Quality is Job 1—guide everything we do. We are trusted by Intel Corporation, Canva, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, ASICS, and hundreds of global Enterprises. Backed by Sequoia, Intel Capital, and Redpoint, we’re building a category-defining company in a $50B+ global translation market being redefined by AI.
What You’ll Do
As a Freelance Technical Writer with a research background, you will act as the primary translator between LILT’s high-level computational breakthroughs and our global audience.
- Deep Research Insights: Collaborate as a peer with our Research Team. You will digest market whitepapers, published papers, experimental data, and new LLMs to produce technical marketing material, research blogs, and “State of the Art” reports.
- Own the Knowledge Base: Gather information, write, and review content for the LILT Knowledge Base, ensuring technical accuracy in descriptions of our LLM Benchmarks, model assessments, and adaptive AI products.
- Liaise with GTM to produce content for a variety of consumers, from technical customers, buyers, product leaders, and enterprise AI leaders.
- Strategic Content Architecture: Use your industry knowledge to inform content and informational messaging strategies, whether for pitch decks or for advertising.
Skills and Experience
- Research Pedigree: An MS or PhD (or in progress). in a computational science field (e.g., Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Data Science, Physics, or Mathematics).
- Subject Matter Expertise: A deep understanding of Data Operations, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), LLMs development, and/or post-training efforts. You should be comfortable reading and interpreting academic papers.
- Technical Writing Excellence: Proven experience writing software support documentation and research-focused marketing collateral. You can move seamlessly between a “How-To” guide and a deep-dive technical blog post.
- Inquisitive Mindset: The ability to ask “Level 3” questions to our engineers and scientists, probing beyond the surface to get to the core of a new technical implementation.
- Independence: A self-starter who manages complex projects with minimal supervision and meets strict deadlines.
- Location: Based in the US or EU.
How to Apply: Send a sample of your work, availability, desired rate, and a PDF resume directly to s.sambathkumar@lilt.com
Our Story
Our founders, Spence and John met at Google working on Google Translate. As researchers at Stanford and Berkeley, they both worked on language technology to make information accessible to everyone. While together at Google, they were amazed to learn that Google Translate wasn’t used for enterprise products and services inside the company.The quality just wasn’t there. So they set out to build something better. LILT was born.
LILT has been a machine learning company since its founding in 2015. At the time, machine translation didn’t meet the quality standard for enterprise translations, so LILT assembled a cutting-edge research team tasked with closing that gap. While meeting customer demand for translation services, LILT has prioritized investments in Large Language Models, human-in-the-loop systems, and now agentic AI.
With AI innovation accelerating and enterprise demand growing, the next phase of LILT’s journey is just beginning.
Our Tech
What sets our platform apart:
- Brand-aware AI that learns your voice, tone, and terminology to ensure every translation is accurate and consistent
- Agentic AI workflows that automate the entire translation process from content ingestion to quality review to publishing
- 100+ native integrations with systems like Adobe Experience Manager, Webflow, Salesforce, GitHub, and Google Drive to simplify content translation
- Human-in-the-loop reviews via our global network of professional linguists, for high-impact content that requires expert review