Senior Software Engineer - Remote Contract AI Environments

YO AI Labs

Palo Alto (CA)

Remote

USD 83,000 - 138,000

Part time

2 days ago

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Job summary

YO AI Labs in remote engagement seeks Senior Software Engineers to build reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks using MCP tools. You will design reproducible environments, verification systems, and reference solutions for bug fixing, feature development, refactoring and performance optimization.

No AI experience required. Work is contractor-based, approximately 15 hours per week, with tasks delivered remotely.

Qualifications

Proficient in one or more listed languages.
Strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures.
Experience debugging complex software issues.
Experience with feature implementation and codebase refactoring.
Knowledge of performance optimization techniques.
Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

Create reinforcement learning environments for software engineering tasks.
Design tasks involving bug fixing, feature development, refactoring, and performance optimization.
Build deterministic verification systems and golden reference solutions.
Evaluate AI agents' ability to reason through complex codebases and use MCP tools effectively.
Develop realistic, reproducible software engineering scenarios.
Ensure tasks measure coding ability, problem solving, and tool usage.
Document solutions and provide clear technical feedback.