AfterQueryVerified listing

Civil, Geotechnical & Structural Field Engineer

50/hr

Remote

contract

Posted November 11, 2026

Not sure you qualify? Match your resume

Listing checked November 12, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery

Key details

Pay: $50/hr
Location: Remote
Job type: contract
Posted: November 11, 2026

Overview

AfterQuery supplies expert data to leading AI labs, and this role puts your field engineering background to work on that pipeline. You will turn real site experience, from settlement readings and pile load tests to instrumentation records, into research-level problems that test and train AI models. The work suits engineers who still touch monitoring data and who can analyze it in Python rather than only reviewing designs. Engagement runs on an independent-contractor basis, fully remote, with no fixed weekly schedule.

What You'll Do6

Compose research-grade technical problems drawn from your own civil, geotechnical or structural field practice
Ground each problem in the site and instrumentation data you interpret, such as settlement, pile tests, load tests and inspection records
Document your reasoning and expected answers so reviewers can follow the problem end to end
Analyze monitoring datasets in Python to check figures and support the problem you write
Set your own working hours and keep your output accurate and clearly written
Take on as many approved tasks as your schedule allows

Requirements5

Hands-on background with site and monitoring data, analyzed through Python or a comparable language
Ability to describe technical work in your field in clear written form
Comfort working without supervision and setting your own schedule
Readiness to complete standard background and identity verification
Genuine field experience with real datasets rather than design-office work alone

Preferred Qualifications6

3 or more years handling field data
Bachelor's or Master's degree in civil engineering
Back-analysis of monitoring data
Interpretation of pile load tests
PE or Chartered Engineer status
Public code, a thesis or published papers, or prior data annotation, labeling or AI/ML evaluation work

Who Should Apply

Field engineers with a civil engineering degree and at least a few years of site and monitoring data work, comfortable writing code in Python and explaining their analysis to a technical reader. PE or Chartered status and a portfolio of papers or repos help your case.

Salary Insight

Each approved task pays $300 and takes around 6 hours, which works out to roughly $50 per hour. There is no cap on how many tasks you accept, so throughput shapes total earnings, and that hourly figure sits well above typical contract rates for engineering data work.

Pay and demand for Software Engineering roles

Market estimates from live NearSkill listings — separate from this job's published terms.

Aggregated

This role · as published

$50/hr

Taken from the listing itself.

Typical pay · estimated

$80/hour

Median of 441 similar roles that publish pay · 62 publish only a top rate; those count at the rate they gave

Most Software Engineering roles pay $55–$100 per hour. This role's pay sits below that range.

Typical rangeMedian payThis role

Rates shown per hour. Yearly and monthly pay converted; one-time fees and non-USD pay are not included.

Live similar roles: 569
Listed in last 30 days: 309
Remote: 90%

Hiring most right now: micro1 (187) · Turing (74) · Mercor (70)

Most requested skills · share of roles

python
30%
code review
14%
debugging
12%
technical writing
12%

Figures from Software Engineering roles live on NearSkill when this page loaded. A role can close before you apply, so check the listing itself.

Compare your resume against these roles

Required skills

PythonCivil EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringStructural EngineeringMonitoring DataPile Load TestsLoad TestingField Data AnalysisInstrumentationSettlement AnalysisBack AnalysisData AnnotationData LabelingAI EvaluationTechnical Writing

How applying works

1. Pre-screen on NearSkill
A quick application on NearSkill checks your fit against this role.
2. Finish on the employer’s site
We hand you to AfterQuery’s official application page to complete the form.
3. Wait for a response
The employer’s hiring team reviews applications and gets back to you.