Remote Senior AI Engineer RL Environments for Code Tasks

YO AI Labs; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (contractor) to build reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools. You will design and verify reproducible scenarios, create reference solutions, and evaluate AI agents on bug fixing, feature work, and performance optimization.

Candidate will work remotely (~15 hours/week) with emphasis on clear documentation and feedback on coding challenges.

Responsibilities

• Create reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks.
• Design tasks involving bug fixing, feature development, refactoring, and performance optimization.
• Build deterministic verification systems and golden reference solutions.
• Evaluate AI agents' ability to reason through complex codebases and use MCP tools effectively.
• Develop realistic, reproducible software engineering scenarios.
• Ensure tasks accurately measure coding ability, problem-solving, and tool usage.
• Document solutions and provide clear technical feedback.

Skills

Python 3

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Algorithms

Debugging

Code refactoring

Performance tuning

Communication

Tools

MCP tools

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (contractor) to build reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools. You will design and verify reproducible scenarios, create reference solutions, and evaluate AI agents on bug fixing, feature work, and performance optimization.

Candidate will work remotely (~15 hours/week) with emphasis on clear documentation and feedback on coding challenges.