Javascript - Senior Developers - AI Training - Glasgow, UK

prolificacademicltd; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

prolificacademicltd is seeking a skilled JavaScript/TypeScript specialist to help train and evaluate AI models. You will review generated code and explanations, run scripts in Node.js or browser tools, and provide observations distinguishing reliable from flawed answers. Remote work is available, with rates advertised up to $50 per hour.

A short technical assessment may be required for paid opportunities. The role emphasizes rigorous testing, code quality, and secure coding practices, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Professional experience creating scalable web applications using JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Ability to independently solve medium-to-hard coding problems in JavaScript.
• Deep knowledge of the event loop, closures, prototypal inheritance, promises, and async/await.
• Commitment to modular, readable code and modern ES6+ conventions.
• High attention to detail when evaluating correctness and vulnerabilities such as XSS or prototype pollution.

Responsibilities

• Judge JavaScript and TypeScript code for correctness, clarity, and alignment with good development practices.
• Audit explanations of algorithmic solutions for sound reasoning.
• Execute scripts in Node.js or browser tools to verify results and assess performance.
• Detect inefficient approaches, obsolete syntax, hallucinated methods, and potential memory or security issues.
• Give structured feedback on AI responses to frontend and backend architecture topics.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Event loop

Closures

Promises/async

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE

Job description

Role overview

Support the training and evaluation of AI models by applying professional JavaScript knowledge to realistic engineering tasks. You will review generated code and explanations, test scripts, and provide specific observations that help distinguish reliable answers from flawed or unsafe ones. The process includes a short technical assessment, and successful participants may be invited to complete paid work.

Responsibilities

• Judge JavaScript and TypeScript code for correctness, clarity, and alignment with good development practices.
• Audit explanations of algorithmic solutions for sound reasoning.
• Execute scripts in Node.js or browser tools to verify results and assess performance.
• Detect inefficient approaches, obsolete syntax, hallucinated methods, and potential memory or security issues.
• Give structured feedback on AI responses to frontend and backend architecture topics.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Professional experience creating scalable web applications using JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Ability to independently solve medium-to-hard coding problems in JavaScript.
• Deep knowledge of the event loop, closures, prototypal inheritance, promises, and async/await.
• Commitment to modular, readable code and modern ES6+ conventions.
• High attention to detail when evaluating logical correctness and vulnerabilities such as XSS or prototype pollution.

Nice to have

• Experience with React, Node.js, Vue, or Angular.
• Familiarity with Jest, Cypress, Webpack, Vite, RESTful services, GraphQL, or server-side Node.js.

Benefits and work setup

• Work is flexible and can be completed remotely. Researchers advertise rates of up to $50 per hour, subject to the specific task and availability. Some assignments need a quiet, uninterrupted work period of up to one hour.