Algorithmic Problem Setter & Test-Case Architect

Socket.dev; Manitoba; Hybrid; CAD 57,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindrift seeks contributors to craft competitive programming problems and their automatic graders for AI model training. You will design original problems, provide correct and deliberately-wrong solutions, and build robust test cases to ensure reliable signals during evaluation.

The role emphasizes strong C++ and Python skills, a solid competitive programming background, and excellent written English. Projects are time-bound and pay per task, with compensation up to $90 per hour based on

Qualifications

• Strong competitive programming background, shown by public profile or IOI/ICPC/national-olympiad record.
• Fluent contest C++ (STL, complexity); comfortable writing Python.
• Can explain why a solution is wrong and build an input that breaks it.

Responsibilities

• Write original algorithmic problems — clear statement, sound constraints, an intended solution.
• Write correct solutions in C++ and Python.
• Write realistic wrong solutions (common mistakes) to test against.
• Build and harden test cases: generators, edge cases, stress and "hacking" tests.
• Write checkers/interactors (testlib) for problems with more than one valid answer.
• Confirm the quality bar: correct solutions pass, wrong ones fail, within time limits.

Skills

Competitive programming

C++

Python

Written English (C1+)

Tools

Testlib

Job description

Mindrift seeks contributors to craft competitive programming problems and their automatic graders for AI model training. You will design original problems, provide correct and deliberately-wrong solutions, and build robust test cases to ensure reliable signals during evaluation.

The role emphasizes strong C++ and Python skills, a solid competitive programming background, and excellent written English. Projects are time-bound and pay per task, with compensation up to $90 per hour based on