Senior Python AI Training Engineer (Remote | Flexible)

prolificacademicltd; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Competitive pay up to $50/hr

Job summary

Prolific Academic Ltd. seeks a senior Python engineer to contribute to training and evaluating AI systems. The role focuses on checking generated code and technical explanations, and delivering structured feedback to enhance software engineering in models.

You will review Python solutions, assess explanations for logical validity, run validation scripts, and flag inefficient patterns. Remote, task-based work with rates up to $50/hour.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Professional experience as a senior software engineer or Python developer.
• Ability to solve medium- to hard-level algorithm problems independently in Python.
• Strong knowledge of Python internals and features, including the GIL, decorators, generators, memory management, and asynchronous programming.
• High standards for modular, readable code and familiarity with Python conventions such as PEP 8 and PEP 20.

Responsibilities

• Review generated Python code for correctness, readability, and sound engineering practices.
• Check whether algorithm explanations are logically valid and identify gaps in their reasoning.
• Run scripts to verify their outputs and assess performance.
• Flag inefficient approaches, outdated syntax, and incorrect claims about libraries.
• Provide feedback on model responses about backend architecture, data pipelines, and API design.
• Help assess or summarize complex scientific material as part of AI training tasks.

Skills

Python

GIL

Decorators

Generators

Async programming

Memory management

PEP 8

Code review

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Django

FastAPI

Flask

pytest

unittest

coverage.py

tox

REST API

GraphQL

Job description

Prolific Academic Ltd. seeks a senior Python engineer to contribute to training and evaluating AI systems. The role focuses on checking generated code and technical explanations, and delivering structured feedback to enhance software engineering in models.

You will review Python solutions, assess explanations for logical validity, run validation scripts, and flag inefficient patterns. Remote, task-based work with rates up to $50/hour.