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Role Description

This role involves supporting AI, data, and enterprise infrastructure projects with a leading AI research ecosystem.

• Design challenging coding problems with clear input/output specifications and explicit function signatures
• Develop complete mini-repositories including problem statements, reference solutions, and executable test runners
• Write comprehensive unit tests covering edge cases, invalid inputs, and performance constraints
• Implement clean, production-quality code aligned strictly with test expectations
• Ensure repositories are fully executable with no missing dependencies or configuration issues
• Maintain high standards for modular design, code clarity, and reproducibility

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development experience
• Experience contributing to open-source software projects
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Rust, C++, C, COBOL, Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, TypeScript, Go, C#, or JavaScript
• Strong understanding of clean code principles, modular architecture, and performance optimisation
• Experience collaborating in Git-based development environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)

Requirements

• Experience working with Docker and containerised development environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows such as GitHub Actions
• Experience designing technical coding challenges or evaluation benchmarks
• Experience contributing to large-scale open-source infrastructure projects

Benefits

• Contribute to globally visible open-source and AI infrastructure projects
• Help design high-quality engineering benchmarks used to evaluate advanced AI systems
• Work with a global network of experienced engineers and technical contributors
• Flexible remote work while contributing to cutting-edge software engineering initiatives

Contract Details

• Independent contractor role
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling
• Part-time commitment (approximately 10–20 hours per week)
• Competitive rates between $50–$85/hour depending on expertise
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Projects may extend or adjust depending on scope and performance
• No access to confidential or proprietary information from employers or institutions

About the Platform

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