Backend Engineer | $20-$70/hr Remote
Overview
This role involves applying backend engineering expertise to help train next-generation AI systems by designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services and APIs. The work directly impacts how AI models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. The position is a contract, part-time remote opportunity that values domain knowledge over prior AI experience.
What You'll Do7
- 1Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that meet demanding performance requirements
- 2Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into technical specifications and impactful backend solutions
- 3Optimize backend systems for reliability, security, and efficiency, ensuring seamless user experiences
- 4Write clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code adhering to best engineering practices
- 5Participate actively in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing sessions with fellow engineers
- 6Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve backend issues in production environments
- 7Contribute to architecture discussions and decisions with a solutions-oriented mindset
Requirements6
- 1Proven expertise in backend development using modern programming languages
- 2Extensive experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
- 3Strong proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases and data modeling principles
- 4Deep understanding of system security, authentication, and authorization best practices
- 5Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- 6Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative approach
Who Should Apply
Ideal candidates are experienced backend engineers who thrive in fast-paced remote environments and enjoy building scalable systems. A background in microservices, databases, and cloud/containerization is essential, while interest in contributing to AI model training is a strong plus even without prior AI experience.
Salary Insight
The pay range is $20-$70 per hour (contract, part-time).
Required Skills
Application Tip
Emphasize your experience with building and maintaining scalable backend services, and if you have any exposure to AI/ML pipelines or training data workflows, mention it to align with the role's focus on training AI systems.