Remote Coding Puzzle Solver (Contractor, Flexible Hours)

YO AI Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks skilled Coding Puzzle Solvers to contribute to an AI training project focused on algorithmic reasoning, debugging, and reproducible software solutions. You’ll tackle challenging coding and technical problems in a remote, contractor capacity, about 15 hours per week, with flexible scheduling and weekend availability.

Work involves analyzing unfamiliar codebases, designing efficient algorithms, testing, and producing clear, portable solutions for automated evaluation, plus

Qualifications

• Strong algorithmic and problem-solving skills.
• Experience debugging unfamiliar code or solving technically ambiguous problems.
• Ability to reason about constraints, complexity, edge cases, and correctness.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C++, Python, Java, Rust, Go, C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Comfortable working independently in terminal-based development environments.

Responsibilities

• Solve coding, logic, debugging, and technical reasoning challenges.
• Analyze complex requirements and translate them into practical solutions.
• Select appropriate algorithms, data structures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Work with terminal-based environments and unfamiliar codebases.
• Implement efficient and reliable solutions using appropriate programming languages.
• Identify edge cases, hidden assumptions, ambiguous requirements, and failure conditions.
• Debug issues involving code, tests, dependencies, and environment configuration.
• Develop tests and verification methods to validate solution correctness.
• Review AI-generated solutions and identify logic errors, incomplete reasoning, and constraint violations.
• Produce clear, reproducible solutions suitable for automated evaluation.
• Explain technical reasoning, implementation decisions, and trade-offs clearly.

Skills

Algorithmic thinking

Programming languages

Data structures

Problem solving

Debugging

Terminal-based work

Reproducible software

Technical communication

Competitive programming

Job description

YO AI Labs seeks skilled Coding Puzzle Solvers to contribute to an AI training project focused on algorithmic reasoning, debugging, and reproducible software solutions. You’ll tackle challenging coding and technical problems in a remote, contractor capacity, about 15 hours per week, with flexible scheduling and weekend availability.

Work involves analyzing unfamiliar codebases, designing efficient algorithms, testing, and producing clear, portable solutions for automated evaluation, plus