Remote Research Engineer - Code Gen & Model Evaluation

Zekai; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a Research Engineer to work on code generation and model evaluation in a remote, contractor capacity. You will analyze multiple language codebases, help design new features, and contribute to robust, well-documented outputs for AI training and evaluation.

Applicants should bring strong problem-solving skills, a track record of open-source contributions, and experience working in distributed teams. Start within 48 hours and operate on a task-based compensation model.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and competitive programming background.
• Open-source contributions or participation in collaborative software projects.
• Experience working in a remote, distributed team and communicating technical details clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, debug, and resolve issues across Python3, Java, Rust, C++, Go, or TypeScript codebases.
• Contribute to design and implementation of new features and enhancements for code generation workflows.
• Refactor and optimize codebases for performance and maintainability.
• Develop and review real-world coding tasks to evaluate AI model performance and accuracy.
• Author clear feedback and annotations to support model training and assessment.
• Collaborate with open-source contributors and stakeholders to set technical direction.
• Document technical decisions, best practices, and solutions for transparency.

Skills

Python3

Java

Rust

C++

Go

TypeScript

Job description

Zekai is seeking a Research Engineer to work on code generation and model evaluation in a remote, contractor capacity. You will analyze multiple language codebases, help design new features, and contribute to robust, well-documented outputs for AI training and evaluation.

Applicants should bring strong problem-solving skills, a track record of open-source contributions, and experience working in distributed teams. Start within 48 hours and operate on a task-based compensation model.