QA Lead (Linguistic, Localization, Application, Internationalization)

Job Title: QA Lead Linguistic, Localization & Application Internationalization Testing
Experience: 7+ Years
Job Location: Bangalore / Ahmedabad
Work Mode: Work From Office

Job Summary

We are looking for experienced QA professionals to lead linguistic, cultural, localization, functional, and internationalization testing for multilingual applications. The ideal candidates should have expertise in either linguistic and cultural quality assurance or functional application testing with internationalization (i18n) experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead linguistic, cultural, localization, and internationalization testing activities.
• Validate multilingual applications across supported languages, platforms, and regional settings.
• Ensure language accuracy, terminology consistency, cultural appropriateness, and compliance with linguistic guidelines.
• Perform linguistic reviews, including grammar, clinical terminology, prohibited-word validation, and cultural/iconography audits.
• Conduct functional testing across iOS, Android, and web applications.
• Validate internationalization requirements, including locale-specific dates, units, and other regional formats.
• Perform pseudo-localization testing and validate approximately 40% text expansion.
• Test CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) input and identify UI truncation, layout issues, and hard-coded strings.
• Coordinate with QA teams, developers, localization specialists, and project stakeholders.
• Track defects, prepare test reports, monitor quality metrics, and ensure timely resolution of issues.

Required Skills

• Experience in QA, localization testing, linguistic testing, or application testing.
• Knowledge of internationalization (i18n) and localization (L10n) testing.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with test case execution, defect tracking, and quality reporting.
• Ability to coordinate testing activities and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Role-Specific Skills

Track 1: Linguistic & Cultural QA Lead

• Experience with multilingual and linguistic quality assurance across multiple languages.
• Knowledge of clinical terminology and prohibited-word validation.
• Experience in cultural and iconography audits.
• Ability to review linguistic quality and ensure compliance with language-specific guidelines.

Track 2: Application & Internationalization QA Lead

• Hands-on functional testing experience across iOS, Android, and web applications.
• Experience with i18n validation, pseudo-localization, and text expansion testing.
• Knowledge of CJK input validation, locale-specific formats, and hard-coded string detection.
• Experience identifying UI layout, rendering, and localization-related functional defects.

Preferred Candidate Profile

Candidates with experience in localization, globalization, multilingual application testing, linguistic QA, or internationalization testing are encouraged to apply. Experience leading QA activities and coordinating cross-functional teams will be an advantage.