Remote Senior Software Engineer for AI Environments

YO AI Labs; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work remotely as a contractor (~15 hours/week). The role focuses on creating reinforcement learning environments to evaluate AI models on software engineering tasks using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools.

You will design reproducible environments, deterministic verification, and reference solutions for tasks like bug fixing, feature implementation, codebase refactoring, and performance optimization. No prior AI experience is required.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, or TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Experience debugging complex software issues and fixing bugs.

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

Skills

Programming languages

Algorithms & data structures

Bug fixing & debugging

Code refactoring

Performance optimization

Communication

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work remotely as a contractor (~15 hours/week). The role focuses on creating reinforcement learning environments to evaluate AI models on software engineering tasks using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools.

You will design reproducible environments, deterministic verification, and reference solutions for tasks like bug fixing, feature implementation, codebase refactoring, and performance optimization. No prior AI experience is required.