Remote AI Engineer (Contract) - RL Environments

Appsierra Group; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Appsierra Group is seeking experienced software engineers to contribute to an AI training project focused on evaluating and improving next-generation AI systems.

You will design reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks, test AI models, and build deterministic verification methods. Remote contract with flexible hours and ~15 hours per week, compensation hourly.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in at least one of C++, Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or Rust.
• Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex software issues.
• Strong experience developing production-quality features and maintaining existing codebases.
• Experience with codebase refactoring, debugging, and maintainability improvements.
• Proven ability to optimize software for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent attention to technical detail.
• Ability to work effectively with limited supervision in a remote environment.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with engineering or cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Create reproducible reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks.
• Design scenarios involving bug fixing, feature implementation, code refactoring, and performance optimization.
• Build environments where AI agents must discover and reason over information using real MCP servers and tools.
• Develop deterministic verification mechanisms to objectively assess whether an AI-generated solution meets the required specifications.
• Create golden reference solutions that establish high-quality benchmarks for model evaluation.
• Develop realistic engineering problems that test both MCP tool usage and software development capability.
• Ensure environments are reliable, reproducible, and sufficiently robust for consistent evaluation.
• Apply your understanding of algorithms, data structures, debugging, and software architecture to create technically meaningful challenges.

Skills

Programming languages

Algorithms & DS

Debugging

Production quality

Refactoring

Performance optimization

Remote collaboration

Technical communication

Tools

MCP servers and tools

Job description

Appsierra Group is seeking experienced software engineers to contribute to an AI training project focused on evaluating and improving next-generation AI systems.

You will design reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks, test AI models, and build deterministic verification methods. Remote contract with flexible hours and ~15 hours per week, compensation hourly.