Software Engineer

Location: Remote (Global)

Job Type: Part-Time Contractor

Compensation: Up to $75/hour

Commitment: 10–15 hours per week

About the Opportunity

This opportunity is for experienced Software Engineers interested in contributing to advanced AI research and evaluation projects. The role involves solving real-world software engineering challenges, reviewing and improving production-quality code, and applying engineering expertise to help improve the capabilities of next-generation AI systems.

No prior AI experience is required. Strong software engineering fundamentals, technical reasoning, and problem-solving skills are the primary qualifications for success in this role.

A background in Cybersecurity or Security Operations (SecOps) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex software engineering challenges across backend, full-stack, systems, and infrastructure domains.
• Review, debug, optimize, and explain production-quality code across multiple programming languages and frameworks.
• Design and evaluate solutions involving APIs, databases, distributed services, integrations, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Assess engineering tradeoffs related to scalability, maintainability, reliability, performance, security, and developer experience.
• Clearly communicate technical decisions, implementation approaches, and alternative solutions.
• Collaborate on technical reviews, architecture discussions, and software engineering best practices.
• Quickly adapt to new codebases, technologies, and engineering requirements.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, including Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C#, C++, Go (Golang), or Ruby.
• Experience building, maintaining, or reviewing production-grade applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code quality, system design, and architectural tradeoffs.
• Ability to analyze unfamiliar codebases and communicate technical reasoning clearly.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, containers, monitoring, and production operations.
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, or React Native.
• Open-source contributions, public GitHub projects, technical writing, or other notable engineering work.
• Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, or making architecture decisions.
• Background in Cybersecurity or Security Operations (SecOps).

Compensation

• Competitive compensation of up to $75/hour.
• Weekly payments.
• Independent contractor engagement.

Application Process

1. Upload Resume
2. Complete an AI Interview Based on Your Resume
3. Submit Application