Software Engineer, AI Coding Tasks (Contract)

Askable; Gopalganj; Hybrid; INR 3,828,000 - 4,774,000; Full time

Job summary

Askable offers experienced software engineers the chance to create AI coding tasks from repositories they know well. You will work remotely from any location, earning US$1,000 for each task that passes review.

You can take on as many tasks as you like, with a minimum of one task per week (about 10 hours). Proposals must be clear and concise, and you will craft tests and grading rubrics for AI model evaluation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficient in at least one of Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java or C++.
• Strong Docker, Linux, Git and automated testing skills.

Responsibilities

• Propose a task from a known repository and submit a brief proposal.
• Set up repository to its pre-change state, write solution and grading checks.
• Stress-test solutions and iterate with review rounds.
• Run tasks against AI models to evaluate performance and robustness.
• Review tasks and revise as needed; start new tasks after acceptance.

Skills

2+ years software engineering

Python

TypeScript

Go

Rust

Java

C++

Docker

Linux

Git

Automated testing

AI model evaluation

Tools

Docker

Git

Automated testing

Public open-source repos

Job description

Headquarters: Australia

URL: https://www.askablelabs.com/

We're looking for experienced software engineers to build AI coding tasks from a codebase they know well. US$1,000 per task, and you can do as many tasks as you want. You turn a real change from a repository you know into a task that today's best AI coding models struggle with: hard for the models, but fair for a skilled engineer. Your tasks are used to measure and train AI coding models. Remote, any location. US$1,000 per task that passes review. Minimum of one task a week, about 10 hours a week.

Responsibilities

• Propose: pick a change from a repository you know and submit a short proposal. We approve it or suggest a better candidate.
• Build: set up the repository as it was before the change, write the brief, the correct solution and the grading checks.
• Stress-test: try lazy, incorrect, and shortcut solutions and make sure your checks catch them.
• Model testing: run your task against leading AI models until strong models often fail but a skilled engineer can clearly solve it.
• Review: a reviewer checks your task and you revise it. Most tasks take more than one round.
• Next task: once your task is accepted, start another.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional software engineering
• Code merged into a public open-source repository, ideally one you know well. A private codebase you own may also qualify (not employer or client code)
• Strong in at least one of Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java or C++
• Solid with Docker, Linux, Git and automated testing
• Regular use of an AI coding tool
• Experience writing tests, rubrics or evaluation criteria, ideally for AI models
• You can explain a change clearly and concisely, in your own words
• At least 10 hours a week, starting now
• A secure personal or work computer (no public or shared machines)

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in one area, such as databases, compilers, distributed systems, security or infrastructure
• Experience building agent tasks or RL environments

Terms

US$1,000 for each task that passes our quality review, paid directly to you. Once your proposal is qualified, you sign Askable's contract and accept its terms. The work is used for AI training. The change and your solution must be your own, and you must be free to license them to us. Don't publish the work anywhere: no public pull request or public fork.