AI Agent Evaluation Specialist (CS / Data Science Students Welcome)

Mindrift; United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote freelance

Competitive $20/hour rate

Flexible part-time schedule

Job summary

Mindrift is seeking a detail‑oriented professional to design realistic evaluation scenarios for LLM-based agents. You will craft test cases, define gold-standard behavior, and ensure each scenario is clear, scored, and reusable. Strong analytical mindset and academic background in CS/AI are required.

Join a fully remote freelance role that accommodates flexible hours. English at advanced level (C1+) is essential, and you should be ready to learn new methods while collaborating with developers to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science / AI, NLP, or related field.
• Advanced English language skills (C1 or higher).
• Willingness to learn new methods and handle complex guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Design structured test scenarios based on real-world tasks.
• Define golden path and acceptable agent behavior.
• Annotate task steps, expected outputs, and edge cases.
• Collaborate with developers to test scenarios and improve clarity.
• Review agent outputs and adapt tests accordingly.

Skills

Test design

LLM evaluation

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

English (C1+)

Education

Bachelor's or master's in CS/AI

Job description

This opportunity is only for candidates currently residing in the specified country. Your location may affect eligibility and rates.

At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI.

What we do

The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe.

About the Role

We’re looking for someone who can design realistic and structured evaluation scenarios for LLM-based agents. You’ll create test cases that simulate human-performed tasks and define gold-standard behavior to compare agent actions against. You’ll work to ensure each scenario is clearly defined, well-scored, and easy to execute and reuse. You’ll need a sharp analytical mindset, attention to detail, and an interest in how AI agents make decisions.

Although every project is unique, you might typically:

• Designing structured test scenarios based on real-world tasks
• Defining the golden path and acceptable agent behavior
• Annotating task steps, expected outputs, and edge cases
• Working with devs to test your scenarios and improve clarity
• Reviewing agent outputs and adapting tests accordingly

• You have, or are currently pursuing, a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science / Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics / Natural Language Processing (NLP), Information Systems or other related fields.
• Your level of English is advanced (C1) or above.
• You are ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.
• Our freelance role is fully remote so, you just need a laptop, internet connection, time available and enthusiasm to take on a challenge.

Why this freelance opportunity might be a great fit for you?

• Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $20/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs.
• Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments.
• Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio.
• Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise.