Senior Python Engineer: Remote Up to $50/hr AI Code Review

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Task-based pay up to $50/hr

Job summary

Prolific Academic Ltd is seeking a senior Python engineer to help improve AI systems that interpret and explain complex technical material. The role involves reviewing generated code and reasoning, running scripts, and giving structured feedback on software design; tasks are assessment-based before joining the expert network.

You will review algorithm explanations, check for correctness, and flag security issues or memory leaks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• Senior software engineer or developer with Python specialization.
• Ability to solve medium to hard algorithmic problems independently in Python.
• Strong knowledge of Python internals and patterns (GIL, decorators, generators, memory management, async).
• High standards for readable, modular, idiomatic code; attention to subtle logic and security defects.
• Experience with Python web frameworks, testing tools, and backend APIs (Django, FastAPI, Flask, REST, GraphQL).

Responsibilities

• Check generated Python code for correctness, maintainability, and sound engineering practices.
• Review explanations of algorithmic solutions and identify gaps or faulty reasoning.
• Run scripts to confirm behavior, outputs, and performance.
• Flag inefficient approaches, outdated syntax, nonexistent library features, security issues, and memory leaks.
• Provide feedback on backend architecture, data pipelines, and API design.

Skills

Senior Python experience

Python expertise

Independent problem solving

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Django

FastAPI

Flask

pytest

unittest

coverage.py

tox

REST

GraphQL

Job description

Prolific Academic Ltd is seeking a senior Python engineer to help improve AI systems that interpret and explain complex technical material. The role involves reviewing generated code and reasoning, running scripts, and giving structured feedback on software design; tasks are assessment-based before joining the expert network.

You will review algorithm explanations, check for correctness, and flag security issues or memory leaks.