Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Flexible (Contractor)

YO AI Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer contractor to work remotely about 15 hours per week. You'll tackle challenging coding tasks and contribute to next-generation AI systems by implementing features, fixing bugs, and building deterministic verifiers to evaluate solutions.

The role emphasizes strong backend development, scalable services, performance optimization, and rigorous debugging.

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

Algorithms & Data Structures

Bug Fixing & Feature Implementation

Codebase Refactoring

Performance Optimization

Automated Testing

Backend Development

Tools

Python 3

Java

Rust

TypeScript

C++

Job description

YO AI Labs in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer contractor to work remotely about 15 hours per week. You'll tackle challenging coding tasks and contribute to next-generation AI systems by implementing features, fixing bugs, and building deterministic verifiers to evaluate solutions.

The role emphasizes strong backend development, scalable services, performance optimization, and rigorous debugging.