Remote Backend Engineer for AI Agent Orchestration

Outlier; Southampton; Remote; GBP 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Outlier is shaping the future of autonomous agents with OpenClaw. We're seeking a freelance Agent Builder to design and test multi-step coordination strategies from anywhere, paying up to $50 USD per hour. Most work is remote with flexible schedules and weekly payments.

You'll collaborate with AI teams to implement robust agent behaviors, debug traces, and refine evaluation rubrics. Prior backend or AI automation experience is preferred; 2+ years recommended.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in backend engineering, AI automation, or complex systems integration.
• Proven ability to build and maintain production-grade software with modular separation (e.g., distinct services for data parsing, logic processing, and reporting).
• Practical experience building for live, non-mocked environments and handling multi-turn system interactions.
• Outstanding attention to detail and the ability to provide clear, high-density technical feedback on complex system behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Write Eval Rubrics
• Debug Agent Traces
• Stress Test Agent

Skills

Backend engineering

AI automation

Complex systems integration

Tools

Supabase

Gmail

APIs

Job description

Outlier is shaping the future of autonomous agents with OpenClaw. We're seeking a freelance Agent Builder to design and test multi-step coordination strategies from anywhere, paying up to $50 USD per hour. Most work is remote with flexible schedules and weekly payments.

You'll collaborate with AI teams to implement robust agent behaviors, debug traces, and refine evaluation rubrics. Prior backend or AI automation experience is preferred; 2+ years recommended.