Remote Senior Python Engineer - AI Code Review & QA

prolificacademicltd; United States; Remote; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Remote work

Job summary

ProlificAcademicLtd is seeking a senior Python engineer to apply engineering judgment to help train and evaluate AI models through paid, task-based work. The role focuses on reviewing generated code and its reasoning, executing scripts, and providing feedback on backend and API topics.

This is a flexible, remote participation opportunity. Responsibilities include auditing Python code quality, validating explanations of algorithmic solutions, executing tests, and highlighting inefficiencies or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Real-world senior Python development experience.
• Ability to solve medium- and hard-difficulty coding problems independently.
• Expert understanding of Python concepts (GIL, decorators, generators, memory management, asyncio).
• Strong clean, modular, readable code and modern Python style.
• Experience with Django, FastAPI or Flask, and testing tools (pytest/unittest/coverage/tox).
• Knowledge of RESTful services and GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Assess generated Python code for functional accuracy and adherence to sound practices.
• Audit explanations of algorithmic solutions for logical validity.
• Execute scripts to verify outputs and evaluate performance.
• Point out inefficient solutions, deprecated syntax, or fabricated library calls.
• Detect less obvious logic defects, memory leaks, and security vulnerabilities.
• Give structured feedback on backend architecture, data pipelines, and API design discussions.

Skills

Senior Python experience

Coding problem solving

Python internals

Clean code practices

Type hints

Django/FastAPI/Flask

Testing frameworks

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

pytest

unittest

tox

Job description

ProlificAcademicLtd is seeking a senior Python engineer to apply engineering judgment to help train and evaluate AI models through paid, task-based work. The role focuses on reviewing generated code and its reasoning, executing scripts, and providing feedback on backend and API topics.

This is a flexible, remote participation opportunity. Responsibilities include auditing Python code quality, validating explanations of algorithmic solutions, executing tests, and highlighting inefficiencies or