Senior Python Engineer - AI Code Reviewer (Remote)

prolificacademicltd; United States; Remote; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Job summary

Prolific Academic Ltd. is seeking a senior Python engineer to evaluate AI-generated code and explanations. You will review correctness, readability, and engineering quality of Python solutions, and run scripts to verify behavior.

You will identify memory, security, or performance concerns, and provide structured feedback on backend/API reasoning. This is a flexible, remote role with paid tasks at rates up to $50 per hour.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, software engineering, or related field.
• Senior Python software engineer with proven industry experience.
• Ability to solve intermediate-to-advanced Python algorithms independently.
• Deep understanding of Python internals: GIL, decorators, generators, memory, async.
• Strong emphasis on modular, readable and idiomatic code; detect subtle defects.
• Experience with Python web frameworks, automated testing, and backend/API development.

Responsibilities

• Review Python code produced by AI for correctness and readability.
• Check explanations of algorithmic solutions for gaps or faulty reasoning.
• Run generated scripts in suitable environments and verify outputs.
• Identify inefficient approaches, outdated syntax, missing libraries, memory or security issues.
• Provide structured feedback on model discussions of backend architecture, data processing, and API design.

Skills

Python programming

Code review

Algorithm reasoning

Backend development

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Django

FastAPI

Flask

pytest

unittest

tox

Job description

Prolific Academic Ltd. is seeking a senior Python engineer to evaluate AI-generated code and explanations. You will review correctness, readability, and engineering quality of Python solutions, and run scripts to verify behavior.

You will identify memory, security, or performance concerns, and provide structured feedback on backend/API reasoning. This is a flexible, remote role with paid tasks at rates up to $50 per hour.