Elite Coder - AI Challenge Design (IOI/ICPC/Codeforces)

Aligned Labs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 138,000 - 276,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading AI consulting firm is seeking 30 Senior Software Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote work in advancing frontier AI research. The role involves designing complex coding problems and evaluating models for engineering tasks. Candidates must demonstrate elite competitive programming achievements, such as being a finalist in prestigious competitions. This opportunity offers flexibility and the chance to set competitive rates for consulting projects with top AI labs.

Qualifications

• Fluent English reading and writing skills.
• Achievement in competitive programming: IOI, ICPC, Google Code Jam, Meta Hacker Cup, TopCoder or Codeforces.

Responsibilities

• Designing expert-level coding problems today's leading AI models can't solve.
• Evaluating and pressure-testing models on complex software tasks.

Skills

Fluent English

Elite Competitive Programming

Job description

About The Role

We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 30 Senior Software Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote work supporting frontier AI research. This opportunity is limited to elite competitive programmers.

This Role Includes

• Designing expert-level coding problems today's leading AI models can't solve.
• Evaluating and pressure-testing models on complex software engineering tasks.

About Aligned

At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, law, and finance. Our platform matches subject‑matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs. Unlike low‑skill freelance work on traditional consulting platforms, our community of experts set their own rates and are exclusively matched to the highest impact, top‑paying projects in the industry.

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent English reading and writing skills.
• Elite Competitive Programming Achievement, specifically one of the following:
  • Medalist from IOI or ICPC World Finals, or
  • Finalist from Google Code Jam or Meta Hacker Cup, or
  • Top performer (red+ rating) from TopCoder or Codeforces.