Remote AI Agent Engineer — Build Proactive Systems

Outlier; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Outlier is seeking skilled OpenClaw Agent Builders to shape the future of autonomous agents. This freelance, remote opportunity pays up to $50 USD/hr with weekly payments and flexible hours.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in backend engineering or AI automation, with production-grade software experience, and a track record of building for live environments. You’ll write eval rubrics, debug traces, and stress test agents.

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

Live environment testing

Attention to detail

Tools

Supabase

Gmail

APIs

Job description

Outlier is seeking skilled OpenClaw Agent Builders to shape the future of autonomous agents. This freelance, remote opportunity pays up to $50 USD/hr with weekly payments and flexible hours.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in backend engineering or AI automation, with production-grade software experience, and a track record of building for live environments. You’ll write eval rubrics, debug traces, and stress test agents.