Senior Backend Engineer for AI Systems (Remote, Flexible)

YO IT Consulting; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a remote contractor role to tackle challenging coding tasks that advance next-generation AI systems. You will create realistic coding problems, implement features and bug fixes, and build deterministic verifiers to evaluate solutions.

The position is remote (contractor, ~15 hrs/week) with flexible scheduling. Strong backend development, API design, and performance optimization skills are essential to success in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong backend development experience.
• Experience building scalable services and APIs.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Excellent code review and problem-solving abilities.
• Cybersecurity/SecOps experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and debug complex software.
• Implement new features and improvements.
• Refactor and optimize existing codebases.
• Design coding tasks and reliable verification systems.
• Apply strong software engineering and algorithmic principles.

Skills

Python 3

Java

Rust

TypeScript

C++

Algorithms

Bug Fixing

Code Refactoring

Performance

Automated Testing

Backend Development

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a remote contractor role to tackle challenging coding tasks that advance next-generation AI systems. You will create realistic coding problems, implement features and bug fixes, and build deterministic verifiers to evaluate solutions.

The position is remote (contractor, ~15 hrs/week) with flexible scheduling. Strong backend development, API design, and performance optimization skills are essential to success in this role.