Remote Senior Software Engineer — AI RL Environments (Contract)

YO AI Labs; North Carolina; Remote; USD 41,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Senior Software Engineers to support an AI training project by creating reinforcement learning environments that evaluate AI models on complex software engineering tasks using MCP tools. You will design reproducible environments, deterministic verification, and reference solutions for tasks such as bug fixing, feature implementation, codebase refactoring, and performance optimization.

No prior AI experience is required.

Qualifications

• Experience building reinforcement learning environments is a plus.
• Strong programming fundamentals across multiple languages.
• Ability to design reproducible tasks and deterministic verification.

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 on complex codebases and MCP tool usage.
• Develop realistic, reproducible software engineering scenarios.
• Document solutions and provide clear technical feedback.

Skills

Python

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Algorithms & DS

Bug fixing

Refactoring

Performance optimization

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Senior Software Engineers to support an AI training project by creating reinforcement learning environments that evaluate AI models on complex software engineering tasks using MCP tools. You will design reproducible environments, deterministic verification, and reference solutions for tasks such as bug fixing, feature implementation, codebase refactoring, and performance optimization.

No prior AI experience is required.