German Trust & Safety Data Trainer

This is a remote, hourly-paid contract role where you will review AI-generated content and safety decisions, evaluate reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving, and provide expert feedback so outputs are accurate, logical, and clearly explained. You will assess solutions for correctness and clarity, spot methodological or conceptual errors, fact-check where needed, and rate/compare multiple responses based on safety and policy alignment. You must be fluent/proficient (near-native or native) in German and able to make nuanced judgments across German and English content. This role is with the fast-growing AI Data Services company SME Careers (a subsidiary of SuperAnnotate), supporting many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your annotations on explicit safety tasks will be used to prevent the model from generating unintentional or adversarial, toxic, or unsafe outputs. You may be exposed to content that is sexual, violent, or psychologically disturbing in nature as part of this work to improve the world’s premier AI models.

Key Responsibilities

• Label and quality-check safety data across categories such as hate/harassment, sexual content, self-harm, violence, bias, illegal goods/services, malicious activities, malicious code, and deliberate misinformation.
• Perform red-teaming and adversarial testing by identifying realistic attack patterns, edge cases, and policy gray areas; document rationales and recommend mitigations to reduce unsafe outcomes.
• Apply and localize safety policies consistently across German and English: detect cultural nuance, slang, coded language, and context shifts; escalate uncertainty using documented decision paths.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., Communications, Linguistics, Psychology, Law/Policy, Security Studies) or equivalent professional experience.
• Near-native or native German proficiency (reading/writing) for high-precision safety labeling and cultural-linguistic nuance.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency (reading/writing) for policy interpretation, prompt understanding, and consistent documentation.
• Experience in Trust & Safety, content moderation, policy operations, risk, compliance, investigations, or related safety functions (senior level).
• LLM red-teaming / adversarial testing experience is required (documented examples of edge-case discovery and mitigation recommendations).
• Localization/translation experience is highly preferred; able to preserve meaning, severity, and intent across languages.
• Emotional resilience: comfortable annotating unsafe, explicit, and/or toxic content, including content of a sexual, violent, or psychologically disturbing nature.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong judgment, consistency, and ability to follow evolving written guidelines.
• Strong analytical writing: concise rationales, clear decision paths, and reproducible reasoning for disagreements.
• Secure and confidential handling of sensitive content; reliable remote work practices and time management.
• Strong hands-on experience using tools like Perplexity, Gemini, ChatGPT and others.

🌍 Geographic Availability This role is available to qualified experts globally. However, as a U.S.-based company, SME Careers complies with U.S. export control and sanctions regulations. Eligibility depends on your country of residence and any applicable trade restrictions. Some projects may have additional language or region-specific requirements.

💰 Pay Rate May Vary Based on Your Location Your actual compensation will be determined based on your location and local market conditions. See regional job listings for localized pay information, or the application process will clarify your specific rate.

If you're unsure whether you're eligible, proceed with the application—SME's screening will determine your jurisdiction status and applicable compensation.