Remote Python Programmer

Turing; Mumbai; Remote; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work in a fully remote environment

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects

Job summary

A leading AI company is looking for experienced software engineers at the tech lead level to work on innovative LLM projects. You'll engage in hands-on software engineering tasks, including triaging GitHub issues, setting up code repositories, and evaluating software quality. An ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience with Python, Git, and Docker, and is comfortable working with complex codebases. This is a remote position requiring a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of overall experience.
• Strong experience with at least one programming language, particularly Python.
• Experience with Git and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and triage GitHub issues across trending open-source libraries.
• Set up and configure code repositories.
• Evaluate unit test coverage and quality.

Skills

Experience with Python

Proficiency with Git

Proficiency with Docker

Understanding complex codebases

Experience with open-source projects

Job description

About the projects:

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

About the 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.

What does day‑to‑day look like:

• Analyze and triage GitHub issues across trending open‑source libraries.
• Set up and configure code repositories, including Dockerization and environment setup.
• Evaluating 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.
• Opportunities to 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.
• Perks of Freelancing With Turing:
• 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. (We have 3 options of time commitment: 20 hrs/week, 30 hrs/week or 40 hrs/week)
• Employment type: Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave)
• Duration of contract: 3 month; [expected start date is next week]

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Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development

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