Remote Senior Software Engineer — AI Coding Environments

YO AI Labs; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support an AI training project as a remote contractor (~15 hours/week). You will create reinforcement learning environments that evaluate AI models on complex software tasks using MCP tools.

You'll design reproducible environments, deterministic verification, and reference solutions for bug fixing, feature development, code refactoring, and performance optimization. No prior AI experience required.

Qualifications

• Experience designing reinforcement learning environments for software tasks.
• Ability to build deterministic verification systems and reference solutions.
• Proven bug fixing, feature development, and codebase refactoring experience.

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 codebases and use MCP tools effectively.
• Develop realistic, reproducible software engineering scenarios.
• Document solutions and provide clear technical feedback.

Skills

Python

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Algorithms

Data Structures

Bug Fixing

Code Refactoring

Performance Tuning

Communication

Detail Orientation

Tools

MCP tools

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support an AI training project as a remote contractor (~15 hours/week). You will create reinforcement learning environments that evaluate AI models on complex software tasks using MCP tools.

You'll design reproducible environments, deterministic verification, and reference solutions for bug fixing, feature development, code refactoring, and performance optimization. No prior AI experience required.