Remote Python QA Lead & Quality Architect

YO IT Consulting; Auckland; On-site; NZD 55,104 - 96,432; Part time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Python Quality Assurance Lead for a remote hourly contractor role. You will oversee quality across Python AI training projects, review AI-generated Python code and trainer work, and provide precise feedback to ensure alignment with client rubrics.

You’ll spot recurring quality issues, update teams on guidelines, and help onboard contributors to maintain high standards. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in Python development and QA, strong English, and experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, SE, data science, or equivalent professional software experience.
• Strong English to follow guidelines and provide clear feedback.
• 3+ years in Python development, backend engineering, automation, QA, teaching or mentoring.
• Solid Python fundamentals: data structures, functions, classes, modules, tests.
• Ability to evaluate Python content against rubrics and identify issues.
• Familiar with pytest/unittest, typing/mypy, tooling and frameworks.
• Experience leading or supporting remote teams of trainers or QAs.
• Comfort with Discord, Google Sheets/docs, trackers and dashboards.
• Experience with AI training, data annotation or rubric-based code review is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Spot-check Python items, identify quality issues, provide feedback.
• Review AI-generated Python code, debugging, algorithms, tests and explanations.
• Update trainers/QAs on Discord about guidelines and quality expectations.
• Respond to questions on Python syntax, runtime behavior, exceptions, testing and security.
• DM inactive contributors, track follow-ups, flag availability issues.
• Create and maintain Python documentation, style guides, onboarding materials.
• Run onboarding/training calls for Python contributors.
• Flag insecure or non-production-ready Python recommendations.
• Identify recurring quality gaps and improve Python QA workflows.

Skills

Python development

Quality assurance

Remote team leadership

Code review

Documentation writing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

Tools

pytest

unittest

typing

mypy

pip

poetry

virtualenv

FastAPI

Flask

Django

requests

asyncio

pandas

SQLAlchemy

GitHub

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Python Quality Assurance Lead for a remote hourly contractor role. You will oversee quality across Python AI training projects, review AI-generated Python code and trainer work, and provide precise feedback to ensure alignment with client rubrics.

You’ll spot recurring quality issues, update teams on guidelines, and help onboard contributors to maintain high standards. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in Python development and QA, strong English, and experience