Software Engineer

Job Description Job Title:Software Engineer Job Type: Contractor (10-15 hours per week) Location: Remote About the hiring company: Our client is a rapidly growing, venture-backed AI company helping shape the next generation of intelligent systems. By combining world-class human expertise with advanced machine learning workflows, they enable leading AI organizations to build, evaluate, and improve cutting-edge models used across a wide range of industries. The company works with highly accomplished professionals in fields such as software engineering, finance, healthcare, legal, operations, research, and other specialized domains. These experts contribute directly to the development of advanced AI systems by providing real-world knowledge, evaluations, feedback, and domain-specific judgment that help models reason more accurately and perform more effectively. Leveraging a proprietary AI-driven talent assessment and matching platform, the organization identifies exceptional professionals

Backend Engineering, Full-stack Engineering, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C++, Go, Ruby, API Design, Database Management, System Architecture, Cybersecurity, SecOps, Technical Communication, globally and connects them with high-impact projects at the forefront of artificial intelligence. Backed by more than $40 million in funding and supported by a rapidly expanding international network of experts, the company is building critical human intelligence infrastructure for the AI economy and creating meaningful opportunities for professionals to apply their expertise in entirely new ways. Job Summary: We are looking for experienced software engineers to help train and evaluate next-generation AI systems through real-world software engineering tasks. This role is best suited for developers who can reason through unfamiliar codebases, explain engineering decisions clearly, and solve practical backend, full-stack, systems, or infrastructure-related problems. A Cybersecurity/SecOps background or exposure is highly preferred No prior AI experience is required. What matters most is strong software engineering judgment, clean technical communication, and the ability to evaluate code, architecture, tradeoffs, and implementation quality. Key Responsibilities: Work on challenging software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and systems-related projects. Review, debug, improve, and explain code across different technical environments. Design or evaluate practical solutions involving APIs, databases, services, integrations, testing, and deployment workflows. Identify tradeoffs around scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience. Communicate technical reasoning clearly in writing, including why a solution works and what alternatives were considered. Collaborate with the customer’s team on technical reviews, implementation decisions, and problem-solving exercises. Adapt quickly to new codebases, frameworks, and technical requirements. Required Skills and Qualifications: 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience. Strong experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C++, Go or Ruby Experience building, maintaining, or reviewing production-level applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations. Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code quality, architecture, and technical tradeoffs. Ability to explain complex engineering decisions clearly and objectively. Comfortable reading and reasoning through unfamiliar code or technical requirements Preferred Qualifications: Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, containers, monitoring, or production operations. Experience with frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, or React Native. Open-source contributions, public GitHub work, technical writing, or strong examples of past engineering work. Additional Information A very attractive and competitive package is offered. Responsibilities Train and evaluate next-generation AI systems by solving practical software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, and infrastructure projects. Review and debug code while providing clear technical reasoning and documentation for engineering decisions.