Remote Open-Source Software Engineer — Contractor

YO AI Labs; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 55,000 - 138,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Per-task compensation

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Software Engineers to contribute to open-source projects that support AI training. This remote contractor role involves feature development, debugging, refactoring, and performance optimization across real-world codebases.

No prior AI experience is required, and you will work with a distributed team to deliver high-quality solutions. Compensation is output-based, paid per completed task that meets project requirements, with minimum weekly submission

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Strong problem-solving abilities in algorithms.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop features in existing open-source projects.
• Fix complex bugs and improve code reliability.
• Refactor legacy code for better performance, scalability, and readability.
• Apply algorithms and efficient problem-solving techniques.
• Review and validate code against project standards.
• Collaborate with remote contributors and document technical solutions.
• Provide clear technical explanations of implementations.

Skills

Python 3

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Algorithms & Problem Solving

Bug Fixing

Feature Implementation

Codebase Refactoring

Performance Optimization

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Software Engineers to contribute to open-source projects that support AI training. This remote contractor role involves feature development, debugging, refactoring, and performance optimization across real-world codebases.

No prior AI experience is required, and you will work with a distributed team to deliver high-quality solutions. Compensation is output-based, paid per completed task that meets project requirements, with minimum weekly submission