Senior Software Engineer - 35501

Turing; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work in a fully remote environment

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects

Job summary

A leading AI research firm is seeking a Python Developer specializing in FastAPI to work on a Reinforcement Learning project. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Python and 3+ years with FastAPI, demonstrating strong software engineering practices. This fully remote position requires a commitment of at least 20 hours per week, with a contract duration of 3 months and the potential for extension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Python development experience.
• 3+ years of strong experience in FastAPI.
• Good knowledge of software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain FastAPI-based services.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to expose APIs for training.
• Optimize pipelines and ensure smooth deployment of applications.

Skills

Professional Python development experience

FastAPI expertise

REST APIs

Async programming

Software engineering best practices

Familiarity with NumPy and Pandas

Exposure to Reinforcement Learning environments

SQL experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking a Python Developer with strong expertise in FastAPI to join an exciting Reinforcement Learning (RL) Gym project. You will design, build, and optimize scalable APIs, collaborate with researchers and engineers, and deliver high-quality backend services to support reinforcement learning experiments and simulations. Prior RL Gym experience is not mandatory but would be a plus.

Day-to-day life

• Design, build, and maintain FastAPI-based services for experimentation workflows and simulation environments.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to expose APIs for training, evaluation, and benchmarking.
• Write efficient, production-grade Python code with a strong emphasis on scalability and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot performance issues, optimize pipelines, and ensure smooth deployment of applications.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional Python development experience including 3+ years of strong experience in FastAPI
• Experience with REST APIs, async programming, and API lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, version control, design patterns).
• Familiarity with NumPy, Pandas, and PyTorch/TensorFlow is a plus.
• Good to have: Exposure to Reinforcement Learning environments (OpenAI Gym, Gymnasium, Stable Baselines, or custom environments) & SQL experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Perks

• Work in a fully remote environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
• Commitments Required: At least 4 hours per day and minimum 20 hours per week with overlap of 4 hours with PST.
• Engagement Type: Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave)
• Duration of Contract: 3 months (adjustable based on engagement)
• Location: US

Evaluation Process

• Technical Interview focused on Python and FastAPI

About Turing

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.