Data Annotator - Backend Software Engineer

Jobgether; India; A distancia; INR 3.910.000 - 10.426.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote working from India

Part-time engagement with flexible hrs

Hourly USD 30-80

Descripción de la vacante

Jobgether in India is seeking a Data Annotator - Backend Software Engineer to contribute to AI training datasets by analyzing code, annotating functionality, and evaluating open-source projects. This remote, part-time role demands consistent daily availability and high-quality work.

The position emphasizes understanding code architecture, tracing implementation paths, and producing precise technical notes. Compensation is USD 30–80 per hour with flexible hours and a minimum 2 hours per day, 6

Formación

• At least 1 year of professional software experience.
• Proficient in at least one language: Java, Python, C++, Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Experience with open-source projects and existing codebases.
• Ability to understand, modify, debug, and extend existing code.
• Familiarity with Git and GitHub workflows, including branching, commits, PRs, code reviews.
• Experience using Jira or similar project management tools.
• Ability to navigate unfamiliar repositories and trace implementation paths.
• Clear technical writing skills to document observations and explain decisions.
• Availability for at least 2 hours of dedicated work per day, 6 days per week.

Responsabilidades

• Navigate unfamiliar software repositories and understand architecture, structure and dependencies.
• Review code and produce technical annotations covering functionality and correctness.
• Analyse code changes to assess impact and alignment with problems.
• Identify bugs, logical errors and edge cases in codebases.
• Evaluate AI-generated code and proposed fixes for correctness and efficiency.
• Assess software engineering workflows across open-source projects and repos.
• Review Git and GitHub workflows: branching, commits, PRs, code reviews.
• Interpret Jira tickets and connect requirements to code changes.
• Provide structured technical explanations and justifications for decisions.
• Maintain accurate, high-quality annotations per guidelines.

Conocimientos

Programming languages

Herramientas

Git

GitHub

Jira

Descripción del empleo

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Data Annotator - Backend Software Engineer based in India.

We are seeking software engineering professionals to contribute their technical expertise to specialised data annotation, code evaluation, and AI training projects. You will work with real-world software repositories, open-source projects, and existing codebases to assess software engineering tasks and solutions. The role combines practical development knowledge with analytical reasoning, requiring you to understand code architecture, trace implementation logic, identify bugs, and evaluate code changes. Your technical assessments will help create accurate, high-quality datasets used to train and evaluate AI models on real-world software engineering challenges. This is a remote, part-time opportunity with flexible working hours, requiring consistent daily availability and a commitment to quality.

Accountabilities:

• Navigate unfamiliar software repositories and understand their architecture, structure, dependencies, and implementation logic.

• Review existing code and produce technical annotations covering functionality, logic, dependencies, implementation approaches, and correctness.

• Analyse code modifications, commits, and pull requests to assess their impact and determine whether they address the intended problem.

• Identify bugs, logical errors, implementation issues, and potential edge cases in existing codebases.

• Evaluate AI-generated code, proposed fixes, and technical solutions for correctness, efficiency, maintainability, and compliance with requirements.

• Assess software engineering workflows across open-source projects and real-world development repositories.

• Review Git and GitHub workflows, including branching strategies, commits, pull requests, code reviews, and review comments.

• Interpret Jira tickets, bug reports, feature requests, and development tasks, connecting requirements to the relevant code changes.

• Provide structured technical explanations, annotations, and justifications for evaluation decisions.

• Maintain accurate, consistent, high-quality annotations in line with project-specific guidelines.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of professional experience in software engineering or software development.

• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, C++, Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript.

• Practical experience working with open-source software and existing codebases.

• Ability to understand, modify, debug, and extend existing code.

• Familiarity with Git and GitHub workflows, including branching, commits, pull requests, code reviews, and resolving review comments.

• Experience using Jira or similar project and task management tools.

• Ability to navigate unfamiliar repositories, locate relevant files, understand dependencies, and trace implementation paths.

• Strong understanding of software development fundamentals, debugging, and problem-solving.

• Excellent analytical and logical reasoning skills, with the ability to assess technical solutions critically.

• Clear technical writing skills and the ability to document observations and explain implementation decisions.

• Suitable backgrounds include backend engineering, software development, full-stack development, and other hands-on software engineering roles involving debugging, open-source repositories, or code reviews.

• Availability for at least 2 hours of dedicated work per day, 6 days per week, with consistent delivery against project deadlines and quality standards.

Benefits:

• Remote working arrangement from India.

• Part-time engagement with flexible working hours, subject to project deadlines and task requirements.

• Hourly compensation of USD 30-80.

• Opportunity to contribute practical software engineering expertise to AI training and evaluation projects.

• Minimum commitment of 2 hours per day, 6 working days per week.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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