A professional that handles the technical aspects of software and digital content prep for its translation and cultural adaptation.
A localization engineer prepares and manages the technical details when translating software, apps, or websites for different languages and regions. This professional is the bridge between development and translation teams, often connecting both areas and making sure the infrastructure is optimal for translation and localization.
In modern localization, localization engineers often work with translation management systems like Localazy to keep strings organized, manage source files, integrate with different systems, and make sure the translated product works just as well as the original. Their work helps companies scale to global markets without breaking their apps or websites when new languages are added.
Having a good localization engineer in your team can also free the developers’ hands during multilingual implementation and help translators deliver quality work on time by preventing technical issues.