developers
MAG LLC
New York, United States of America
5 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Intermediate Compensation
$ 187KJob location
Remote
New York, United States of America
Tech stack
Clean Code Principles
C
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Unit Testing
C Sharp (Programming Language)
C++
COBOL
Continuous Integration
Github
Python
Modular Design
Open Source Technology
Performance Tuning
Ruby
Software Engineering
TypeScript
Backend
GIT
Information Technology
Free and Open-Source Software
Docker
Go
Job description
- Design challenging coding problems with clear input/output specifications and explicit function signatures
- Develop complete mini-repositories including problem statements, reference solutions, and executable test runners
- Ensure repositories are fully executable with no missing dependencies or configuration issues
Implementation & Testing
- Write comprehensive unit tests covering edge cases, invalid inputs, and performance constraints
- Implement clean, production-quality code aligned strictly with test expectations
- Maintain high standards for modular design, code clarity, and reproducibility
Technical Quality & Workflow Support
- Support structured engineering workflows requiring consistency, precision, and strong technical judgment
- Apply strong understanding of clean code principles, modular architecture, and performance optimization
- Help maintain high standards for technical quality across coding and evaluation deliverables, * Contribute to coding challenge development, technical evaluation, and benchmark workflows
- Work with a global network of experienced engineers and technical contributors
- Flexible remote work while contributing to cutting-edge software engineering initiatives
Contract Details
- Independent contractor role
- Fully remote with flexible scheduling
- Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week
- Competitive rates between $75-$90 per hour depending on expertise
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
- Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution
Requirements
We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced developers with strong open-source backgrounds and the ability to support high-quality coding challenge design, production-ready implementation, and structured technical workflows., * 3+ years of backend development experience
- Experience contributing to open-source software projects
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Rust, C++, C, COBOL, Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, TypeScript, Go, C#, or JavaScript
- Strong understanding of clean code principles, modular architecture, and performance optimisation
- Experience collaborating in Git-based development environments
Educational Background
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to Have
- Experience working with Docker and containerised development environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD workflows such as GitHub Actions
- Experience designing technical coding challenges or evaluation benchmarks
- Experience contributing to large-scale open-source infrastructure projects