Senior Software Developer for AI Systems Engineering
$25–$50/hr
RemoteContracttechnologyUpdated Jun 8, 2026
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As a Senior Software Developer specializing in multi-language systems and AI engineering, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI by applying your software development expertise to train next-generation AI systems. Your contributions will directly influence how models learn, reason, and perform through the integration of high-quality, real-world input.
Key Responsibilities:- Design and develop realistic programming tasks that reflect authentic engineering workflows.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair sophisticated bugs within diverse repositories and codebases.
- Implement production-ready features, orchestrating coordinated changes across multiple file systems.
- Refactor, optimize, and modernize existing code while preserving functional integrity.
- Configure and maintain development environments and dependencies using containerized workflows such as Docker.
- Build deterministic automated tests and validation pipelines to ensure software reliability.
- Contribute to infrastructure for builds, dependencies, and development tools, while documenting technical decisions.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent expertise in systems programming and backend development.
- Strong proficiency with Docker and containerized development workflows.
- Expertise with Git and distributed version control in collaborative, production environments.
- Demonstrated experience in at least one core language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java, C++, C, or C#).
- Advanced debugging and root-cause analysis skills for complex systems and codebases.
- Proven ability to implement features across multi-file repositories and maintain automated tests.
- Commitment to secure coding practices, code quality, and thorough documentation.
- Experience contributing to large-scale or open-source repositories.
- Hands-on work with data processing pipelines or machine learning workflows, especially in the Python ecosystem.
- Expertise in configuring CI/CD pipelines or build systems for robust software delivery.
Contract position with remote work flexibility.
Compensation:Hourly rate of $25 - $50.
Eligibility:No prior experience in AI is required; your domain knowledge is what matters.