Remote | Software Engineer — $30–$100/hour

We are sharing a specialised consulting opportunity for experienced Software Engineers with strong backend expertise, scalable service development, debugging, automated testing, feature implementation, and codebase optimisation to contribute to advanced AI training and software-engineering evaluation projects. Selected professionals will create realistic and technically challenging coding tasks, develop reference implementations and deterministic verifiers, and apply practical software-engineering judgement to feature development, bug fixing, refactoring, performance optimisation, and testing. No prior AI experience is required. Key Responsibilities Coding Task Development Create realistic software-engineering tasks involving feature implementation and bug fixes Design challenges that reflect professional backend-development scenarios Define clear technical requirements, constraints, and expected behaviour Ensure tasks are sufficiently complex to evaluate engineering reasoning Apply practical software-development experience throughout task creation Backend Engineering & Feature Implementation Work across Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, TypeScript, Python, C++, or comparable technologies Develop and evaluate scalable backend services and APIs Implement complex features within established codebases Apply sound algorithms, data structures, and computer-science fundamentals Maintain strong standards for correctness, maintainability, and performance Debugging, Refactoring & Performance Identify and resolve software defects and system bottlenecks Diagnose unexpected behaviour across complex applications Refactor existing code to improve structure and maintainability Optimise implementation performance where required Evaluate trade-offs between reliability, complexity, scalability, and efficiency Deterministic Verification & Testing Develop deterministic verifiers for coding tasks Ensure verifiers accept reasonable valid solutions and reject incorrect implementations Design automated tests covering expected behaviour and edge cases Diagnose flaky or unreliable test behaviour Apply strong testing strategy and code-review judgement across assignments Technical Evaluation & Quality Review Review software-engineering outputs for technical accuracy and completeness Assess implementation quality against task specifications Identify weak reasoning, incomplete fixes, or inappropriate engineering approaches Provide precise technical feedback on submitted solutions Maintain consistent quality standards across repeated evaluation workflows Ideal Profile Strong professional backend software-engineering experience Expertise in one or more of Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, TypeScript, Python, C++, or similar languages Track record of building scalable services and APIs Strong debugging and software-troubleshooting capabilities Experience identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks Proven ability to implement complex features in established applications Experience refactoring large or evolving codebases Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures Solid automated-testing and code-review instincts Experience designing test strategies or maintaining large test suites is particularly valuable Ability to diagnose flaky tests and improve testing standards Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Clear technical written communication Ability to work independently in a flexible remote environment No prior AI-training or model-evaluation experience is required Engagement Details Independent contractor engagement Fully remote Expected commitment: approximately 15 hours per week Flexible schedule across weekdays or weekends Displayed compensation range: $30–$100/hour Actual compensation structure is output-based, with payment made per task that meets project specifications Time required per task may vary depending on experience and workflow Minimum weekly submission requirements apply; the source does not specify the exact number of required tasks Selection may include an approximately 30-minute AI interview, a tentative technical assessment, and hiring-manager review Interview, assessment, and project work must be completed without outside assistance Roles are typically filled within approximately 48 hours Selected contributors should be prepared to begin initial tasks within approximately 24–48 hours after onboarding Work will involve coding-task development, feature implementation, debugging, refactoring, deterministic verification, and technical evaluation Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, organisation, or other third party About the Platform This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. 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