Remote AI Software Engineer — Open Source Focus

Mercor; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading AI talent marketplace in the United Kingdom seeks experienced software engineers for a fully remote role. You will work on diagnosing and solving real issues from open-source code through hands-on development and debugging. Ideal candidates have over a year of professional experience, proficiency in Python, and a strong contribution history to major open-source repositories. Flexibility to work 10-40 hours weekly is offered, and the project is open-ended, allowing for long-term collaboration.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven contributions to major open-source repositories.
• Exceptional analytical, writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and resolve software issues from open-source codebases.
• Write, test, and validate code solutions.
• Implement APIs and backend components supporting AI workflows.
• Configure local development environments to investigate issues.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Python proficiency

API development

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Job description

A leading AI talent marketplace in the United Kingdom seeks experienced software engineers for a fully remote role. You will work on diagnosing and solving real issues from open-source code through hands-on development and debugging. Ideal candidates have over a year of professional experience, proficiency in Python, and a strong contribution history to major open-source repositories. Flexibility to work 10-40 hours weekly is offered, and the project is open-ended, allowing for long-term collaboration.