# Linguist - Speech & Conversational AI at Besimple AI

- Company: Besimple AI (YC P25)
- What the company does: Voice data for AI. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://besimple.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Mateo, CA, US / Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $30 to $60/hr (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/besimple-ai/jobs/uTWqXak-linguist-speech-conversational-ai?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/besimple-ai-linguist-speech-and-conversational-ai/

## About the role

Evaluate speech and conversational quality. Assess pronunciation, intelligibility, prosody, pacing, tone, and turn-taking in human recordings and model outputs. Explain why a response sounds natural, awkward, overly scripted, or inappropriate for the situation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- A background in linguistics, speech science, phonetics, phonology, or a related field, through academic study or substantial applied experience
- Strong listening and analytical skills, with the ability to describe specific features of speech and explain how they affect meaning, clarity, and naturalness
- Experience with speech data, linguistic annotation, transcription, language assessment, or conversational analysis
- The ability to turn nuanced judgments into guidelines that other people can apply consistently
- Clear written communication and comfort giving specific, constructive feedback
- Careful judgment about ambiguity, language variation, and the difference between personal preference and a task’s actual requirements

Tags: Operations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/besimple-ai-linguist-speech-and-conversational-ai/