Remote Research Engineer: Code Gen & AI Model Eval

YO AI Labs; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Research Engineers to contribute to a project focused on code generation, software engineering, and AI model evaluation. This remote contractor role requires applying programming expertise to develop, review, and evaluate real-world coding tasks that help train next-generation AI systems.

No prior AI experience is required. Role focuses on analyzing, debugging, and improving code across languages like Python, Java, Rust, C++, Go, and TypeScript, with a strong

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in competitive programming, algorithms, and data structures.
• Proficiency in at least one language among Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, Go, or TypeScript.
• Experience debugging, implementing features, refactoring, and optimizing performance.
• Experience with open-source contributions or collaborative software projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail in code validation and output consistency.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, debug, and resolve issues across codebases in Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, Go, or TypeScript.
• Implement new features and enhancements for code generation workflows.
• Refactor and optimize code for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop and review coding tasks to evaluate AI-generated code.
• Provide feedback and annotations to support model training and evaluation.
• Collaborate with technical contributors and stakeholders on software quality and technical direction.
• Document technical decisions, solutions, and best practices.

Skills

Competitive programming

Algorithms

Data structures

Python 3

Java

Rust

C++

Go

TypeScript

Debugging

Code optimization

Open-source contributions

Communication

Independent remote work

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Research Engineers to contribute to a project focused on code generation, software engineering, and AI model evaluation. This remote contractor role requires applying programming expertise to develop, review, and evaluate real-world coding tasks that help train next-generation AI systems.

No prior AI experience is required. Role focuses on analyzing, debugging, and improving code across languages like Python, Java, Rust, C++, Go, and TypeScript, with a strong