Remote AI Code Trainer — Software Engineer

Alignerr Corp.

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 482,000 - 964,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote
Flexible hours
Contract work
High-impact AI projects

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking Software Engineers in Cape Town to build, evaluate, and improve AI-generated code—training AI systems to think like real developers. You will write, review, and refine solutions across languages, contributing to safe and reliable AI coding assistants.

This fully remote, hourly-contract role offers flexible hours, independence, and the chance to shape cutting-edge AI tooling while delivering high-quality engineering work. A degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/SE or related field.
  • Experience across multiple programming languages and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to read, write, and reason about code with clarity and precision.

Responsibilities

  • Write, debug, and optimize code across a range of languages, frameworks, and problem domains.
  • Review and evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, efficiency, readability, and best practices.
  • Identify bugs, logic errors, security issues, and performance bottlenecks in AI outputs.
  • Provide structured, detailed feedback explaining why code works — or doesn't.
  • Design challenging coding prompts and edge‑case scenarios to stress‑test AI capabilities.
  • Compare and rank multiple AI-generated solutions based on engineering quality.
  • Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule.

Skills

Programming languages
Data structures & algorithms
Code reasoning & debugging
Written communication
Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloud platforms
DevOps
Distributed systems

Job description

Alignerr is seeking Software Engineers in Cape Town to build, evaluate, and improve AI-generated code—training AI systems to think like real developers. You will write, review, and refine solutions across languages, contributing to safe and reliable AI coding assistants.

This fully remote, hourly-contract role offers flexible hours, independence, and the chance to shape cutting-edge AI tooling while delivering high-quality engineering work. A degree or equivalent experience is required.

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