Remote Research Engineer: Code Gen & Model Evaluation

YO AI Labs; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 372,000 - 743,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Research Engineers to work remotely on a project focused on code generation, software engineering, and AI model evaluation. You will develop and review coding tasks to evaluate AI-generated code and provide detailed feedback to improve training data and model alignment.

The role emphasizes strong programming skills across multiple languages, independent work capability, and collaboration with a distributed team to ensure software quality and practical impact on

Qualifications

• Strong background in competitive programming, algorithms, and data structures.
• Proficiency in Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, Go, or TypeScript.
• Experience with debugging, feature implementation, refactoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience with open-source contributions or collaborative projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail in code validation and output consistency.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, debug, and resolve issues across codebases using Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, Go, or TypeScript.
• Implement new features and enhancements for code generation workflows.
• Refactor and optimize code for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop and review coding tasks to evaluate AI-generated code.
• Provide clear feedback and annotations to support model training and evaluation.
• Collaborate with technical contributors and stakeholders on software quality and technical direction.
• Document technical decisions, solutions, and best practices.

Skills

Competitive programming

Python 3

Java

Rust

C++

Go

TypeScript

Debugging

Refactoring

Performance optimization

Open-source contributions

Communication

Remote work

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Research Engineers to work remotely on a project focused on code generation, software engineering, and AI model evaluation. You will develop and review coding tasks to evaluate AI-generated code and provide detailed feedback to improve training data and model alignment.

The role emphasizes strong programming skills across multiple languages, independent work capability, and collaboration with a distributed team to ensure software quality and practical impact on