Remote Backend Engineer for AI Software (Flexible Projects)

DataAnnotation; Missouri; Remote; USD 69,000 - 138,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Choose projects and schedule

Work with unreleased AI agents

Work from home

Hourly pay

Job summary

DataAnnotation is seeking software engineers to help advance AI development on a flexible contracting basis. You’ll join a community of 100,000+ professionals across frontend, backend, ML, and more, and work on coding tasks, apps, debugging, and data analysis.

Remote work from home is supported; you can choose projects and schedules that fit your availability. Pay is hourly, starting at $50–$100+, with higher rates for select projects.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English (native or bilingual).
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python/JavaScript/TypeScript/Java/C/C++/Go).
• Strong fundamentals: problem-solving, debugging, code review.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree (completed or in progress).
• Previous software engineering experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and work with coding environments, unit tests, and verifiers.
• Design and solve diverse coding problems used to train AI systems.
• Write clear, high-quality code and technical explanations.
• Evaluate model trajectories for accuracy, performance, readability, and best practices.
• Identify bugs, edge cases, and opportunities for improvement in AI-generated solutions.
• Provide structured feedback to improve the next generation of AI models.

Skills

English fluency

Programming languages

Software engineering fundamentals

Written communication

Bachelor's degree (in progress)

Education

Bachelor's degree (completed or in progress)

Job description

DataAnnotation is seeking software engineers to help advance AI development on a flexible contracting basis. You’ll join a community of 100,000+ professionals across frontend, backend, ML, and more, and work on coding tasks, apps, debugging, and data analysis.

Remote work from home is supported; you can choose projects and schedules that fit your availability. Pay is hourly, starting at $50–$100+, with higher rates for select projects.