Senior Backend Engineer for AI RL Environments (Remote)

YO AI Labs; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Contractor) to design and implement reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks. You will work remotely ~15 hours/week on projects using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools to evaluate AI models on codebases.

Responsibilities include creating tasks like bug fixing, feature implementation, refactoring, and performance optimization, plus building deterministic verification systems and reference solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, or TypeScript in real projects.
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Proven ability to fix complex software issues and implement features.

Responsibilities

• Create reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks.
• Design tasks including bug fixing, feature development, refactoring, and performance tuning.
• 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

Feature implementation

Code refactoring

Performance optimization

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Contractor) to design and implement reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks. You will work remotely ~15 hours/week on projects using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools to evaluate AI models on codebases.

Responsibilities include creating tasks like bug fixing, feature implementation, refactoring, and performance optimization, plus building deterministic verification systems and reference solutions.