AI Trainer (SWE)

Pay: $60–$120/hour equivalent, paid per accepted task Location: Global, fully remote Job Type: Contractor Time Commitment: 15+ hours per week Schedule: Flexible

micro1 is looking for Software Engineers with prior professional AI-training or model-evaluation experience to support a project focused on improving advanced AI systems.

You will use your software engineering expertise to create challenging technical tasks, evaluate model-generated code, identify failures, and establish objective standards for correct solutions. This role is intended for candidates who have already completed substantive AI-training work.

What You’ll Work OnCreate realistic software engineering tasks that challenge advanced AI models. Develop task instructions, reproducible environments, reference solutions, tests, and evaluation criteria. Evaluate model-generated code and technical deliverables for correctness, robustness, and completeness. Identify issues involving implementation, debugging, dependencies, performance, testing, or reproducibility. Required QualificationsPrior paid experience training, evaluating, benchmarking, or improving AI systems. Strong practical proficiency with Python. Professional experience with at least one additional programming language, such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, C++, C#, or Go. Strong knowledge of software design, debugging, testing, version control, and dependency management. Public Proof of SkillStrong applicants should provide evidence such as: Substantial GitHub or GitLab repositories Meaningful open-source contributions Maintainer or core-contributor responsibilities Codeforces, ICPC, Olympiad, or other programming-competition results Public developer tools, libraries, systems, or technical projects Technical publications, benchmarks, or engineering write-ups Preferred QualificationsExperience creating AI-training tasks, reference solutions, tests, graders, or benchmark problems. Experience reviewing other AI trainers’ technical submissions. Codeforces rating of approximately 1900 or higher, or strong results in another programming competition. Experience with Linux, Docker, CI/CD, command-line tools, or sandboxed environments. Prior experience with long-horizon or agentic coding evaluations. Availability to begin immediately. Application ProcessSubmit your application, AI-training experience, and public technical evidence. Complete an AI interview containing technical and integrity checks. Complete a hiring-manager review. If selected, complete project onboarding and begin your first assigned task. CompensationCompensation is output-based. Experts are paid for tasks that meet project specifications and quality requirements. Task availability and completion time may vary.