Junior Software Engineer for AI Code Evaluation

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 276,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking an entry-level, part-time contractor to evaluate AI-generated code on real-world software tasks. You will review code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and design.

You will write detailed feedback, create challenging software problems with reference solutions and test cases, and assess model reasoning about architecture, debugging, and system design, explaining technical choices clearly in English.

Qualifications

• At least one year of professional software engineering experience.
• Comfortable writing in clear technical English.
• Experience with code review, debugging, and software architecture.
• Ability to create testable reference solutions and test cases.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and design.
• Create challenging software engineering problems, reference solutions, and test cases.
• Assess model reasoning about architecture, debugging, and system design.
• Write detailed feedback on technical decisions and model performance.
• Identify design weaknesses and evaluate whether implementations work as intended.

Skills

Code review

Debugging

Algorithms

Data structures

Software architecture

Job description

The Work

You will evaluate AI-generated code on real-world software engineering tasks. Your feedback will help improve how AI systems write, debug, and design software.

• Review AI-generated code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and design.
• Create challenging software engineering problems, reference solutions, and test cases.
• Assess model reasoning about architecture, debugging, and system design.
• Write detailed feedback on technical decisions and model performance.
• Identify design weaknesses and evaluate whether implementations work as intended.

What It Pays and Takes

This is an entry-level, part-time contractor role for software engineers with practical experience. You should be comfortable making and explaining technical judgments in written English.

• Pay: $150 to $200 per hour.
• Work type: Part-time contract work.
• Location: Open to candidates in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
• Language: Professional fluency in English, including clear technical writing.
• Experience: At least one year of professional software engineering experience, including some experience from the past three years.
• Required knowledge: Code review, debugging, algorithms, data structures, and software architecture.
• Helpful background: Experience at a major technology company, evaluating implementations, identifying design weaknesses, and writing testable reference solutions.

About AI Training Work

AI training is the human work behind better software models, including reviewing model outputs, writing tests, and explaining what makes a technical answer correct or useful. OpenTrain helps people find these projects, present their experience, and apply to roles that match their skills.