By profession

AI Jobs for Software engineers

407 live roles for software engineers, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $80/hr.

Live roles

407

340 role families

Median

$80/hr

308 USD hourly

Remote

96%

of this set

Platforms

8

with live roles

118 of 407 listings do not publish country eligibility. A role that fits your profession is not automatically open in your country.

Filtered view. The clean page is canonical and indexed; filtered URLs are noindex. Showing 49 of 407 roles, 98% remote.

Filtered roles

49 listings in 48 role families

Showing 1–30 of 48 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3d ago

Game Developer (Godot Expert)

Remotecontract
GodotGame Development

$70–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Software Engineer (Foundational)

Remotepart-time
PythonJava+16 more

$80–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Scientific / ML Engineer

Remotepart-time
Machine LearningDeep Learning+16 more

$90–140/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 6d ago

DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer

Remotepart-time
KubernetesDocker+17 more

$80–120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 10d ago

Software Engineer

RemotePart-Time
Software EngineeringSoftware Architecture+9 more

$150/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 10d ago

Explosives & Energetic Materials Engineer (AI Safety)

Remote
Explosives EngineeringEnergetic Materials+13 more

$150/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 11d ago

Nuclear Science & Engineering Expert (AI Safety)

Remote
Nuclear EngineeringNuclear Science+10 more

$150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 12d ago

Open Source Maintainer / Core Contributor – Software Engineer

Remotefull-time
Open Source MaintenanceCode Review+8 more

$150/hr

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Turing

TuringVerified

Posted 13d ago

Software Engineer

Remotecontract
PythonJavaScript+12 more

$200/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical EngineeringParametric Solid Modeling+27 more

$120/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 23d ago

Senior Software Engineer - Python / TypeScript

Remotecontract
PythonTypeScript+8 more

$100/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 24d ago

Engineering Professional - AI Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyElectrical Engineering+8 more

Up to $100/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Embedded Systems and RF Engineer

RemotePart-Time
Embedded SystemsRf Engineering+16 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Software Engineer - AI Evaluation

RemotePart-Time
Software EngineeringSystem Design+12 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Physics and Engineering AI Evaluation Expert

RemotePart-Time
PhysicsEngineering+10 more

Up to $100/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Audio Engineer - Remote AI Research Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
AudacityArdour+8 more

Up to $125/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Computational Engineering Researcher (Task Author)

Remote
PythonFinite Element Method+10 more

$100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

AI/ML Engineer

Remotefull-time
PythonLlms+2 more

$70–200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

CFD Engineer Contractor (Remote, AI Training)

Remotecontract
Cfd EngineeringAerodynamics+1 more

$50–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Software Engineer Go Python TS Contractor Remote

Remotecontract
PythonGo+1 more

$100–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Full-Stack Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Backend Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Machine Learning Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–250/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

DevOps / Platform Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Materials Science Expert for AI‑Driven Engineering

Remotecontract
Materials Science ExpertiseMaterials Characterization+8 more

$80–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Frontend Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

AI/ML Engineer, Internal Platforms

Remotefull-time
PythonLlms+3 more

$160–300/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Software Engineer Expert (Remote) Part-Time

Remotepart-time
ReactTypeScript+21 more

$70–150/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Environmental Scientist & Engineer Expert

Remote
Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Engineering+20 more

$100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Civil Engineer for AI Content Evaluation Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Civil EngineeringInfrastructure Design+20 more

Up to $100/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$990
  • $100–$14942
  • $150+7

USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.

Top skills

  • technical writing
  • python
  • code review
  • ai evaluation
  • matlab
  • data annotation
  • llm evaluation
  • go
  • software architecture
  • debugging
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 407 live roles for Software engineers, grouped into 340 role families. Of the 308 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $80/hr. The middle 50% sits between $62.50 and $100/hr, and the full posted range is $6.50 to $250/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are micro1 (131), Turing (69), Mercor (53), Handshake AI (46). The skills that appear most often are python, code review, JAVA, debugging, javascript. 96% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 160 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 2 imply it in the description, 118 do not state it. 127 listings are marked worldwide. Missing eligibility is treated as unknown, not as worldwide.

Figures were computed from the live job feed on November 15, 2026. Counts and pay move as listings are added or closed. NearSkill does not estimate missing pay, and non-USD rates are excluded from the USD medians rather than converted.

Questions, answered

How many roles are live for Software engineers?

407 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 340 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$80/hr from 308 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $62.50 to $100/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

micro1 leads with 131 listings, followed by Turing (69), Mercor (53), Handshake AI (46).

Are these roles remote?

96% of this set is remote. Remote describes the work arrangement; it does not guarantee that the employer accepts applicants from every country.

How is country eligibility determined?

Eligibility comes from the listing's country field when it is present, or from explicit eligibility language in the description. 118 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.

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