Senior AI/ML Software Engineer — RL Env Projects (Remote)

YO AI Labs; Illinois; Remote; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer contractor (remote, ~15 hours/week) to support an AI training project by creating reinforcement learning environments that evaluate AI models on complex software 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 designing reinforcement learning environments for software challenges.
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Familiarity with debugging complex software issues and performance tuning.

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

Python 3

Java

Rust

C++

TypeScript

Algorithms

Data structures

Bug fixing

Debugging

Feature implementation

Code refactoring

Performance tuning

Communication

Attention to detail

Distributed systems

Tools

MCP

Job description

YO AI Labs in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer contractor (remote, ~15 hours/week) to support an AI training project by creating reinforcement learning environments that evaluate AI models on complex software 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.