Open-Source Software Engineer — Remote Contractor

YO AI Labs; Oxford; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks experienced Software Engineers to contribute to open-source projects that support AI training. You will work remotely on real-world codebases, focusing on feature development, debugging, refactoring, and performance optimization.

Ideal candidates bring Python, Java, Rust, C++, and TypeScript skills with strong problem-solving abilities. Prior AI experience is not required, and independent work in a remote setting is expected.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to contribute to open-source projects.
• Strong programming fundamentals across multiple languages.
• Experience debugging, refactoring, and optimizing code.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement features in open-source projects.
• Fix complex bugs and improve code reliability.
• Refactor legacy code for 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

Bug Fixing

Feature Implementation

Codebase Refactoring

Performance Optimization

Job description

YO AI Labs seeks experienced Software Engineers to contribute to open-source projects that support AI training. You will work remotely on real-world codebases, focusing on feature development, debugging, refactoring, and performance optimization.

Ideal candidates bring Python, Java, Rust, C++, and TypeScript skills with strong problem-solving abilities. Prior AI experience is not required, and independent work in a remote setting is expected.