Senior Software Engineer Consultant

Aligned Labs; United States; Remote; USD 206,640 - 241,080; Part time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is expanding its team of expert consultants and seeking 30 Senior Software Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote work supporting frontier AI research. The ideal candidates will either have strong backgrounds from tech giants or be top competitive programmers. Responsibilities include designing complex coding problems and evaluating AI models. Competitive pay ranges from $150 to $175 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in roles at renowned tech companies or as a top-performing competitive programmer.

Responsibilities

• Design expert-level coding problems that current AI models cannot solve.
• Evaluate and pressure-test AI models on complex software engineering tasks.

Skills

Fluent English reading and writing skills

Expertise in software engineering

Job description

This range is provided by Aligned Labs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$150.00/hr - $175.00/hr

Direct message the job poster from Aligned Labs.

We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 30 Senior Software Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects start at $150-175 USD / hour.

This opportunity is limited to current and former Senior/Staff Engineers (L6-L7 equivalent) from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Nvidia, as well as medalists from IOI or ICPC World Finals, finalists from Google Code Jam or Meta Hacker Cup, and top performers (red+ rating) from TopCoder or Codeforces.

This role includes designing expert‑level coding problems today's leading AI models can't solve as well as evaluating and pressure‑testing models on complex software engineering tasks.

Visit our website to learn more: https://alignedhq.ai/for-experts

Sign up to get started: https://app.alignedhq.ai/signup

About Aligned

At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, law, and finance. Our platform matches subject‑matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.

Unlike low‑skill freelance work on traditional consulting platforms, our community of experts set their own rates and are exclusively matched to the highest impact, top‑paying projects in the industry.

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent English reading and writing skills.
• Currently or previously employed at Google (L6‑L7), Meta (E6‑E7), Microsoft (65‑67), Amazon (L6‑L7), Apple (ICT4‑ICT5), Netflix (Senior‑Staff), or Nvidia (Senior‑Staff) OR medalist from IOI or ICPC World Finals, finalist from Google Code Jam or Meta Hacker Cup, or top performer (red+ rating) from TopCoder or Codeforces.

How to Apply

Apply: https://app.alignedhq.ai/signup

Learn more: https://alignedhq.ai/for-experts

If you meet the minimum required qualifications, please email [e-mail] after signing up to fast‑track your application approval!

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Part‑time

Job function

Research and Consulting

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

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