Open Source Software Engineer (Remote Contractor)

YO AI Labs; Abu Dhabi; Remote; AED 304,000 - 607,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Output-based pay

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Software Engineers to contribute to open-source projects supporting AI training. This remote contractor role focuses on feature development, debugging, refactoring, and performance optimization across diverse codebases.

Candidates should have strong multi-language proficiency (Python, Java, Rust, C++, TypeScript) and a track record of open-source contributions. Excellent communication and independent work ability are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Strong programming skills across multiple languages and paradigms.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, contractor role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement features in existing open-source projects.
• Fix complex bugs and improve code reliability.
• Refactor legacy code for better performance, scalability, and readability.
• Apply algorithms and efficient problem-solving techniques.
• Review and validate code against project standards.
• Collaborate with remote contributors and document technical solutions.
• Provide clear technical explanations of implementations.

Skills

Python 3

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Algorithms & Problem Solving

Bug Fixing

Feature Implementation

Codebase Refactoring

Performance Optimization

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Software Engineers to contribute to open-source projects supporting AI training. This remote contractor role focuses on feature development, debugging, refactoring, and performance optimization across diverse codebases.

Candidates should have strong multi-language proficiency (Python, Java, Rust, C++, TypeScript) and a track record of open-source contributions. Excellent communication and independent work ability are essential.