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Senior Software Engineers

Remote

Tiger

Fresh
Gig
Mercor

Compensation

$50-$75/hr

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Description

Join us in helping advance the next generation of AI models!

We are looking for experienced Software Engineers to contribute to a cutting-edge AI evaluation project. This project plays a key role in improving how frontier language models understand, reason about, and generate production-quality software. You'll evaluate AI-generated solutions through the lens of an experienced software engineer, helping shape the future of AI-assisted software development.


Project Timeline

  • Project Duration: Approximately 1 week

  • Expected Timeline: July 8–14

  • Expected commitment: at least 10 hours

  • Candidates must be located in US/ Canada due to the need for real-time collaboration with the project team.


Background & Qualifications

YOE

  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent open-source experience)

Technical Expertise

  • JavaScript / TypeScript: Node.js, React, TypeScript, modern web application development

  • Go: Backend services, distributed systems, REST/gRPC APIs, cloud-native development (Kubernetes experience is a plus)

  • Python: Backend development, open-source libraries, DevOps/infrastructure automation, testing frameworks

Software Engineering

  • Experience working with large production codebases

  • Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar repositories and software architectures

  • Experience reviewing code for readability, maintainability, and software design

  • Strong engineering judgment and a solid understanding of software engineering best practices

GitHub & Open Source

  • Strong understanding of Git and GitHub workflows (e.g., branching, Issues, Pull Requests, and Code Reviews)

  • Experience navigating open-source repositories and collaborating through GitHub

  • Familiarity with open-source development workflows is highly preferred

  • Familiarity with SWE-Bench or SWE-Bench Pro is a plus

Communication

  • Strong English communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Become familiar with assigned open-source codebases and their engineering practices

  • Review code changes, technical discussions, and related software artifacts

  • Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and engineering best practices

  • Provide structured evaluations with clear technical reasoning

  • Collaborate with fellow technical reviewers to ensure high-quality and consistent evaluations


Note: This is not a software development role. Rather than writing code, you'll leverage your software engineering expertise to evaluate AI-generated solutions and help improve the capabilities of state-of-the-art coding models.

Commitment
Hourly

Skills & categories

Software EngineeringPythonTypeScriptJavaScriptDistributed SystemsReactKubernetesNode.js
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Jul 2, 2026
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