Remote AI Automation Engineer — Autonomous Agent Builder

Outlier; Fort Worth (TX); Remote; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Outlier is offering a freelance, remote opportunity to build and refine autonomous agents like OpenClaw. Earn up to $50 USD/hr with weekly payments and flexible hours.

The role involves shaping multi-step agent workflows, integrating live tools, and delivering production-grade software in distributed systems. Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in backend engineering or AI automation, with a track record in live environments, clear feedback, and strong attention to detail.

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 environments

Multi-turn interactions

Attention to detail

Prompt injections awareness

Tools

Supabase

Gmail

APIs

Job description

Outlier is offering a freelance, remote opportunity to build and refine autonomous agents like OpenClaw. Earn up to $50 USD/hr with weekly payments and flexible hours.

The role involves shaping multi-step agent workflows, integrating live tools, and delivering production-grade software in distributed systems. Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in backend engineering or AI automation, with a track record in live environments, clear feedback, and strong attention to detail.