Southern Africa Language Contributors

Company Description Leangoogs AI powers the human intelligence behind more effective and responsible AI systems. The organization provides human data, expert input, evaluation capabilities, and technology infrastructure to help teams build, test, localize, and improve AI at scale. Its global network includes language experts, trained contributors, professionals, researchers, evaluators, and quality reviewers working across diverse markets, industries, and communities. Leangoogs AI has particularly deep expertise in African languages, communities, and markets, offering perspectives that are often underrepresented in conventional data pipelines, while supporting organizations worldwide across the full AI lifecycle. The company focuses on better data, stronger evaluation, and richer human context to enable better AI outcomes.
Role Description Southern Africa Language Contributors support Leangoogs AI by providing high-quality language data and insights for AI training and evaluation. This volunteer role is remote and involves tasks such as data collection, transcription, annotation, and validation in one or more Southern African languages. Contributors may review and rate AI outputs, provide human preference data, and participate in safety testing or benchmark creation for text, audio, image, video, and conversational data. Day-to-day activities include following structured guidelines, completing language-related tasks through the platform, and collaborating with coordinators to ensure quality and consistency. The role is suitable for individuals who want to improve AI for Southern African communities while gaining experience in AI data work and language technology.
Qualifications

• Strong proficiency (native or near-native) in one or more Southern African languages and solid command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to perform accurate transcription, annotation, and proofreading with attention to detail and consistency.
• Comfort working with digital tools and platforms for data collection, labeling, and evaluation tasks.
• Understanding of local cultural contexts, idioms, and usage patterns across Southern African communities.
• Reliable internet access, ability to work remotely, manage time independently, and meet task deadlines.
• Interest in AI, language technology, or research; prior experience in linguistics, translation, localization, or data labeling is an advantage.
• Commitment to ethical data practices, confidentiality, and quality-focused collaboration with a diverse global team.