Senior Software Engineer (Remote | $120–$180/hr)
Hourly contract role via Synthires for a senior software engineer supporting an AI research lab: designing challenging engineering tasks, building reference solutions, and evaluating AI-generated code to improve AI systems' real-world software engineering capabilities. Fully remote for candidates in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, paying $120–$180/hour.
- Compensation
- A$120–A$180 / hr
- Location
- Australia
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Must have
- Experienced senior software engineer
- Based in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
Full description
Senior Software Engineering Expert (Remote | $120–$180/hr)
Position: Senior Software Engineering Expert
Type: Hourly Contract
Compensation: $120–$180/hour
Location: Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand)
About the Opportunity
An AI research lab is seeking experienced senior software engineers to help improve AI systems' real-world software engineering capabilities. You will design challenging engineering tasks, develop reference solutions, and evaluate AI-generated code using your professional expertise.
Key Responsibilities
- Design realistic software engineering tasks involving feature development, debugging, code review, system design, and technical documentation.
- Explain task complexity, verification methods, and real-world relevance.
- Create reference solutions, tests, and evaluation criteria for correctness, architecture, maintainability, style, and scope.
- Evaluate AI-generated code and collaborate with AI coding agents to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
- Provide consistent, evidence-based assessments of engineering quality.
- Incorporate reviewer feedback and refine submitted work.
Required Qualifications
- At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience at a qualifying leading technology company, quantitative firm, financial institution, or high-growth technology company.
- Mid-senior or senior-level experience, depending on the employer.
- Strong proficiency in at least one major programming language, such as Python, Java, C++, Go, TypeScript, or Rust.
- Experience with system design, testing, debugging, code review, and large production codebases.
- Ability to evaluate code quality beyond whether tests pass.
- Excellent written English and the ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs clearly.
- Bachelor's degree from an English-speaking country.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to incorporate feedback and follow evaluation standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience at a leading technology company, top-tier quantitative firm, hedge fund, trading firm, or major financial institution.
- Background in machine learning, infrastructure, data, security, or quantitative development engineering.
Compensation
- Hourly contract rate of $120–$180.
- Remote work for eligible candidates in the specified countries.
Application Process
The application process was not specified in the provided listing.
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