Remote Python Engineer

Turing; Ahmedabad District; Remote; INR 1,378,000 - 2,480,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Referral program

Job summary

A leading AI company based in India is seeking experienced software engineers at the tech lead level. You will be engaged in evaluating how LLMs interact with real software, contributing to automation and quality enhancement projects. Required skills include Python programming and proficiency with tools like Git and Docker. This contractor role requires a commitment of at least 20 hours per week with flexible hours, offering the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading technology organizations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years overall experience in software engineering.
• Strong experience with Python programming.
• Proficient with Git and Docker for environment setup.
• Experience with evaluating or contributing to open-source projects is a plus.
• Comfortable running, modifying, and testing real-world projects locally.
• Experience contributing to or evaluating open-source projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and triage GitHub issues across trending open-source libraries.
• Set up and configure code repositories, including Dockerization.
• Evaluate unit test coverage and quality on various projects.
• Modify and run codebases locally to assess LLM performance.
• Collaborate with researchers to identify challenging repositories for LLMs.
• Lead a team of junior engineers on project collaboration.

Skills

Python

Git

Docker

Complex codebases navigation

Real-world project testing

Job description

Overview

We are building LLM evaluation and training datasets to train LLM to work on realistic software engineering problems. One of our approaches is to build verifiable SWE tasks based on public repository histories using a synthetic approach with human‑in‑the‑loop, expanding dataset coverage to different types of tasks in terms of programming language, difficulty level, etc.

Role

We are looking for experienced software engineers (tech lead level) who are familiar with high‑quality public GitHub repositories and can contribute to this project. This role involves hands‑on software engineering work, including development environment automation, issue triaging, and evaluating test coverage and quality.

Why Join Us?

Turing is one of the world’s fastest‑growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. You’ll be at the forefront of evaluating how LLMs interact with real code, influencing the future of AI‑assisted software development. This is a unique opportunity to blend practical software engineering with AI research.

Day‑to‑day Responsibilities

• Analyze and triage GitHub issues across trending open‑source libraries.
• Set up and configure code repositories, including Dockerization and environment setup.
• Evaluate unit test coverage and quality.
• Modify and run codebases locally to assess LLM performance in bug‑fixing scenarios.
• Collaborate with researchers to design and identify repositories and issues that are challenging for LLMs.
• Lead a team of junior engineers to collaborate on projects.

Required Skills

• Minimum 3+ years of overall experience.
• Strong experience with at least one of the following languages: Python.
• Proficiency with Git, Docker, and basic software pipeline setup.
• Ability to understand and navigate complex codebases.
• Comfortable running, modifying, and testing real‑world projects locally.
• Experience contributing to or evaluating open‑source projects is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Previous participation in LLM research or evaluation projects.
• Experience building or testing developer tools or automation agents.
• Work in a fully remote environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.

Commitments Required

At least 4 hours per day and minimum 20 hours per week with overlap of 4 hours with PST. Options: 20 hrs/week, 30 hrs/week, or 40 hrs/week.

Employment Type

Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave).

Duration of Contract

3 months; expected start date is next week.

Application Process

After applying, you will receive an email with a login link. Please use that link to access the portal and complete your profile.

Referral Program

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