Software Engineer

AI Trainer Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

AI Trainer Jobs is seeking experienced software engineers to train and evaluate AI models on real-world programming work. You will design coding tasks, review AI-generated code, and write the reference solutions and tests used to measure models.

You will build reproducible environments with Git and Docker, write robust tests, and articulate design decisions behind reference solutions while communicating clearly in English. Remote role with international collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python, plus at least one of Java, C++, TypeScript, Go or Rust.
• Proficiency with Git, Docker and automated testing.
• Ability to read and navigate unfamiliar codebases.
• Fluent written English and clear technical communication.
• Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently and meet deadlines in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic coding tasks (bug fixes, feature implementation, refactoring, performance optimisation) with clear specifications.
• Build reproducible environments (Git, Docker) and write automated test suites that verify solutions.
• Write high-quality reference solutions and explain the design decisions behind them.
• Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, performance, security and readability.
• Rank and compare model outputs and justify your judgments in clear written rationale.
• Identify recurring failure patterns in model output and report them to the project team.
• Follow project guidelines, take part in calibration and review sessions, and incorporate feedback to keep quality consistent.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

TypeScript

Go

Rust

Git

Docker

Automated testing

Technical communication

Education

CS degree or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD

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About the Role

We are looking for experienced software engineers to help train and evaluate AI models on real-world programming work. You will build and validate coding tasks, review AI-generated code, and write the reference solutions and tests that models are measured against. Your engineering judgment directly shapes how reliably AI systems write, debug and refactor code.

• Design realistic coding tasks (bug fixes, feature implementation, refactoring, performance optimisation) with clear specifications.
• Build reproducible environments (Git, Docker) and write automated test suites that verify solutions.
• Write high-quality reference solutions and explain the design decisions behind them.
• Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, performance, security and readability.
• Rank and compare model outputs and justify your judgments in clear written rationale.
• Identify recurring failure patterns in model output and report them to the project team.
• Follow project guidelines, take part in calibration and review sessions, and incorporate feedback to keep quality consistent.

Who We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python, plus at least one of Java, C++, TypeScript, Go or Rust.
• Proficiency with Git, Docker and automated testing.
• Ability to read and navigate unfamiliar codebases.
• Fluent written English and clear technical communication.
• Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently and meet deadlines in a remote setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Open-source contributions or code-review experience.
• Experience with test automation, CI/CD or developer tooling.
• Prior LLM evaluation or data annotation experience.
• Experience with large or distributed codebases.

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Compensation

USD $65–105 per hour, adjusted by country of residence.