Backend Engineer: AI Task Author & QA Specialist

Dorado; United States; Remote; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindrift is seeking a skilled backend-focused engineer to design challenging AI coding tasks. You will craft self-contained Docker environments containing broken code, accompanying tests, and clear instructions.

Your outputs include a reference solution and a deterministic PyTest suite to validate solutions while avoiding leakage of fixes. The role emphasizes realistic, non-toy problems that test AI agents’ debugging ability, with project-based, contract-style engagement and competitive hourly

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production software development in a backend stack (Python, Go, Node.js, Java, or Rust).
• Fluent Python + pytest skills and test authoring.
• Experience authoring reproducible Docker environments with pinned dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Design real-world developer tasks as self-contained Docker environments.
• Create reproducible Docker setups with pinned dependencies.
• Write deterministic Pytest tests that verify outcomes without exposing fixes.
• Draft an instruction.md that mirrors a Jira ticket.

Skills

Backend development

Python

pytest

Docker

Linux/Bash

English (B2+)

AI coding agent experience

Tools

Dockerfiles

pytest

container tooling

Job description

Mindrift is seeking a skilled backend-focused engineer to design challenging AI coding tasks. You will craft self-contained Docker environments containing broken code, accompanying tests, and clear instructions.

Your outputs include a reference solution and a deterministic PyTest suite to validate solutions while avoiding leakage of fixes. The role emphasizes realistic, non-toy problems that test AI agents’ debugging ability, with project-based, contract-style engagement and competitive hourly