Senior Python QA Engineer for AI & Backend (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $50/hr pay rate

Flexible hours

Remote work

Job summary

prolificacademicltd seeks a senior Python software professional to review AI-generated Python implementations, audit algorithm explanations, and run validation scripts. You will identify inefficiencies, memory leaks, and security concerns while providing actionable feedback on backend systems and API design.

Role requires deep Python knowledge, GIL understanding, and experience with Django/FastAPI/Flask and pytest. Remote work with flexible hours is offered.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or higher in CS/SE or related technical discipline.
• Senior professional experience building software with Python.
• Ability to solve medium-to-hard algorithmic problems without assistance.
• Deep knowledge of Python execution and language features, including the GIL, decorators, generators, memory management, and asynchronous code.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to assess code quality, modularity, and Python conventions.
• Familiarity with Python 3 and type annotations, frameworks such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask, and test tooling such as pytest or unittest; backend API experience is useful.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-produced Python implementations for correctness and alignment with good engineering practice.
• Audit explanations of complex algorithms for logical consistency.
• Run scripts and compare their actual behavior with expected results, including performance where relevant.
• Mark issues such as inefficient solutions, outdated constructs, fabricated library methods, memory leaks, and security vulnerabilities.
• Provide clear feedback on responses about backend systems, data processing pipelines, and API design.

Skills

Python

GIL

decorators

generators

memory management

asynchronous code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Django

FastAPI

Flask

pytest

Job description

prolificacademicltd seeks a senior Python software professional to review AI-generated Python implementations, audit algorithm explanations, and run validation scripts. You will identify inefficiencies, memory leaks, and security concerns while providing actionable feedback on backend systems and API design.

Role requires deep Python knowledge, GIL understanding, and experience with Django/FastAPI/Flask and pytest. Remote work with flexible hours is offered.