Remote Senior Backend Engineer for AI Task Environments

YO AI Labs; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a remote contractor role (~15 hours/week). You will build reinforcement learning environments to evaluate AI models on software tasks using MCP tools, and design reproducible tasks with deterministic verification.

Responsibilities include bug fixes, feature development, code refactoring, and performance optimization, with clear documentation and feedback for each task. Prior AI experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Java, Rust, C++, or TypeScript.
• Experience debugging large, complex software systems.
• Ability to design reproducible reinforcement learning environments.
• Strong communication in remote/ diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Create reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks.
• Design tasks involving bug fixing, feature development, refactoring, and performance optimization.
• Build deterministic verification systems and golden reference solutions.
• Evaluate AI agents' ability to reason through complex codebases and use MCP tools effectively.
• Develop realistic, reproducible software engineering scenarios.
• Ensure tasks accurately measure coding ability, problem-solving, and tool usage.
• Document solutions and provide clear technical feedback.

Skills

Python

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Tools

Model Context Protocol tools

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a remote contractor role (~15 hours/week). You will build reinforcement learning environments to evaluate AI models on software tasks using MCP tools, and design reproducible tasks with deterministic verification.

Responsibilities include bug fixes, feature development, code refactoring, and performance optimization, with clear documentation and feedback for each task. Prior AI experience is not required.