Remote AI Agent Builder — Freelance, Up to $50/hr

Outlier; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Job summary

Outlier is a freelance platform enabling engineers to contribute to AI agents and earn by shaping autonomous systems. This role focuses on building, evaluating, and improving agent behavior in real-time environments.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in backend, AI automation, or complex systems, with production-grade software experience and a track record of testing with live data. Remote, flexible hours; pay up to $50/hr plus incentives.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in backend engineering, AI automation, or complex systems integration.
• Proven ability to build and maintain production-grade software with modular separation (e.g., distinct services for data parsing, logic processing, and reporting).
• Practical experience building for live, non-mocked environments and handling multi-turn system interactions.
• Outstanding attention to detail and the ability to provide clear, high-density technical feedback on complex system behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Write Eval Rubrics
• Debug Agent Traces
• Stress Test Agent

Skills

Backend engineering

AI automation

Complex systems integration

Production-grade software

Modular architecture

Live environment testing

Tools

Supabase

Gmail

APIs

Memory.md

Live tools integration

Job description

Outlier is a freelance platform enabling engineers to contribute to AI agents and earn by shaping autonomous systems. This role focuses on building, evaluating, and improving agent behavior in real-time environments.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in backend, AI automation, or complex systems, with production-grade software experience and a track record of testing with live data. Remote, flexible hours; pay up to $50/hr plus incentives.