Database Systems Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Remoto; USD 57.000 - 81.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

OpenTrain AI, Inc. seeks a Database Systems Researcher for remote, part-time contract work, focusing on building and reviewing database-system coding tasks for AI evaluation.

You will collaborate with a project lead to ensure research-grade accuracy and relevance to current database topics. The role requires published database-system research or strong credentials (PhD in CS or in progress) and hands-on coding with released code.

Competenze

• Published research in database systems (SIGMOD, VLDB, ICDE, CIDR or similar).
• PhD in computer science or in progress.
• Experience releasing research code (GitHub) and strong database coding ability.

Mansioni

• Create self-contained research coding tasks in database systems.
• Evaluate AI model outputs and explain technical judgments.
• Review AI-generated code and assess areas like query optimization, storage, indexing, or learned components.

Conoscenze

Research coding

Database systems

Docker

GitHub

English fluency

Formazione

PhD in CS

Strumenti

Docker

GitHub

Descrizione del lavoro

Database Systems Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

Build and review database-systems coding tasks used to evaluate AI models, drawing on published research and released research code. Remote contract work pays $50 per hour and calls for 20+ hours a week.

Remote Hourly · $50/hr

$50/hr

Compensation

Contract, part-time

Engagement

Remote

Location

Open in 95 countries

Portugal + more

• Albania


• Algeria


• Antigua and Barbuda


• Armenia


• Australia


• Austria


• Bahamas


• Bahrain


• Belgium


• Benin


• Bhutan


• Bosnia and Herzegovina


• Botswana


• Brunei


• Bulgaria


• Canada


• Costa Rica


• Côte d’Ivoire


• Croatia


• Cyprus


• Czechia


• Denmark


• Ecuador


• El Salvador


• Estonia


• Ethiopia


• Finland


• France


• Gambia


• Germany


• Greece


• Guatemala


• Guyana


• Hong Kong


• Hungary


• Iceland


• India


• Indonesia


• Ireland


• Israel


• Italy


• Jamaica


• Jordan


• Kenya


• Kuwait


• Latvia


• Liechtenstein


• Lithuania


• Luxembourg


• Madagascar


• Malaysia


• Malta


• Mauritius


• Mexico


• Moldova


• Mongolia


• Morocco


• Mozambique


• Namibia


• Netherlands


• New Zealand


• North Macedonia


• Norway


• Oman


• Pakistan


• Panama


• Peru


• Philippines


• Poland


• Portugal


• Qatar


• Romania


• Rwanda


• Saint Lucia


• Senegal


• Serbia


• Singapore


• Slovakia


• Slovenia


• South Africa


• Spain


• Sri Lanka


• Sweden


• Switzerland


• Taiwan


• Tanzania


• Thailand


• Trinidad and Tobago


• Tunisia


• Türkiye


• United Arab Emirates


• United Kingdom


• United States


• Uzbekistan


• Vietnam

The work

Create self-contained technical coding tasks in database systems and review AI-generated answers. Work with a project lead to keep tasks accurate and meet research standards, focusing on topics close to your research and coding practice.

Assignments come with guidance on their scope and a worked example during onboarding.

• Create research coding tasks in database systems.


• Evaluate AI model outputs and explain your technical judgments.


• Work in areas such as query optimization, storage engines, indexing, or learned database components.

What it pays and takes

• $50 per hour. An approved task taking about four hours is estimated at approximately $200.


• Asynchronous remote contract work, with a 20+ hours per week time requirement.


• Open to candidates in eligible countries.


• Professional fluency in English.


• Published research in database systems, including at SIGMOD, VLDB, ICDE, CIDR, or comparable venues.


• A completed or in-progress PhD in computer science or a related field.


• Released research code through GitHub or another research artifact, plus strong hands-on coding ability in a database systems research area.


• Ability to assess AI-generated technical work and explain research-quality judgments.


• Helpful experience includes first-author publications, depth in the listed database topics, and familiarity with Docker and reproducible research environments.

About AI training work

AI training work is the human work behind AI systems: people create examples and review model responses so systems can learn and improve. This role pays for specialized database research and coding judgment used to assess AI outputs.

Requirements

Job details

Location

100% remote

Portugal + more

• Albania


• Algeria


• Antigua and Barbuda


• Armenia


• Australia


• Austria


• Bahamas


• Bahrain


• Belgium


• Benin


• Bhutan


• Bosnia and Herzegovina


• Botswana


• Brunei


• Bulgaria


• Canada


• Costa Rica


• Côte d’Ivoire


• Croatia


• Cyprus


• Czechia


• Denmark


• Ecuador


• El Salvador


• Estonia


• Ethiopia


• Finland


• France


• Gambia


• Germany


• Greece


• Guatemala


• Guyana


• Hong Kong


• Hungary


• Iceland


• India


• Indonesia


• Ireland


• Israel


• Italy


• Jamaica


• Jordan


• Kenya


• Kuwait


• Latvia


• Liechtenstein


• Lithuania


• Luxembourg


• Madagascar


• Malaysia


• Malta


• Mauritius


• Mexico


• Moldova


• Mongolia


• Morocco


• Mozambique


• Namibia


• Netherlands


• New Zealand


• North Macedonia


• Norway


• Oman


• Pakistan


• Panama


• Peru


• Philippines


• Poland


• Portugal


• Qatar


• Romania


• Rwanda


• Saint Lucia


• Senegal


• Serbia


• Singapore


• Slovakia


• Slovenia


• South Africa


• Spain


• Sri Lanka


• Sweden


• Switzerland


• Taiwan


• Tanzania


• Thailand


• Trinidad and Tobago


• Tunisia


• Türkiye


• United Arab Emirates


• United Kingdom


• United States


• Uzbekistan


• Vietnam

Pay

Hourly · $50/hr

Languages

Engagement

Contract, part-time

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Data type

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