South Asian Software Engineers: Coding Tasks for AI Evaluation

Terac; India; On-site; INR 3,982,000 - 5,309,000; Full time

Job summary

Terac is seeking experienced software engineers based in the South Asia region to help validate coding evaluation harnesses used for AI testing. You will review proposed tasks and environments for realism and provide technical feedback on structure and difficulty.

You will walk through your approach to verifying complex code challenges and suggest improvements to make test suites more robust. Compensation is $35 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experienced software engineer with a strong background in building and reviewing complex codebases.
• Based in South Asia, eligible candidates from India are welcome.
• Familiarity with coding evaluation harnesses or test automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review proposed coding tasks and programming environments for realism.
• Provide technical feedback on the structure and difficulty of evaluation harnesses.
• Walk through your approach to verifying complex code challenges.
• Suggest improvements to make the test suites more robust.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Codebase review

Test automation familiarity

Tools

Evaluation harnesses

Job description

What We're Researching

We're running a paid study on the effectiveness of coding evaluation harnesses used to test AI agents. Our team is building a comprehensive suite of programming environments designed to measure agent performance accurately. This work ensures that AI coding assistants are evaluated against realistic, high-quality development scenarios.

How It Works

You will walk through a series of proposed coding tasks and environments during an AI-moderated session. We will ask you to review the structure, difficulty, and realism of these programming challenges. You will provide technical feedback on the evaluation harnesses and suggest improvements to the test suites. The conversation will focus on ensuring these tasks accurately reflect real-world engineering requirements.

Who This Is For

We are hiring experienced software engineers based in South Asia who have a strong background in building and reviewing complex codebases. We welcome backend developers, test automation engineers, and full-stack engineers who understand evaluation harnesses. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience verifying realistic programming tasks in professional environments.

What You'll Do

• Review proposed coding tasks and programming environments for realism
• Provide technical feedback on the structure and difficulty of evaluation harnesses
• Walk us through your approach to verifying complex code challenges
• Suggest improvements to make the test suites more robust

Who Should Apply

• Professional software engineer based in South Asia
• Experience building or reviewing realistic programming tasks
• Familiarity with coding evaluation harnesses or test automation
• Comfortable discussing technical workflows in an interview setting

Compensation

$35 per hour

About Terac

Terac is building the world's largest pool of vetted human experts for AI. Researchers, AI labs, and product teams use Terac to recruit, screen, and pay study participants across industries, languages, and skill sets.

Learn more at terac.com or on YouTube at @jointerac.