Senior Software Engineer | $50-$100/hr Remote
Overview
Micro1 is hiring senior software engineers for a customer project that teaches AI systems to solve real engineering problems. You'll build Reinforcement Learning Environments that force a model to debug code, add features, refactor existing code, and cut performance bottlenecks. Each task requires a reproducible environment and a golden reference solution. The role is a remote contract of about 15 hours per week, and no previous AI experience is needed, just serious expertise in languages like Python3, Java, Rust, or TypeScript.
What You'll Do6
- 1Provide expert code samples and debugging playbooks in your chosen stack among Python3, Java, Rust, Go, C++, or TypeScript.
- 2Troubleshoot and resolve tricky software defects and performance bottlenecks across codebases you may not have seen before.
- 3Create new features with scalability and maintainability in mind, following modern software practices.
- 4Refactor and simplify older or legacy code so it becomes easier to read, faster, and dependable long-term.
- 5Write out your technical reasoning and solution steps because those notes become part of the AI training data.
- 6Check and validate code submissions from your peers for correctness, reproducibility, and clarity.
Requirements6
- 1You have serious production experience in at least one language from this set: Python3, Java, Rust, Go, C++, or TypeScript.
- 2You can reason through complex problems using solid algorithms and data structure fundamentals.
- 3You are comfortable debugging unfamiliar systems and have a record of fixing real bugs and speed issues.
- 4You have refactored or modernized existing codebases and can show measurable results.
- 5You have shipped features from design to rollout, even in cross-functional teams.
- 6You can explain technical decisions in writing and you're curious about AI, even if you've never worked with it.
Who Should Apply
An ideal fit is an engineer with years of hands-on work in one or more of the listed languages who enjoys clean code, subtle debugging, and explaining how things work in writing. You will thrive here if you like creating small, self-contained coding problems and comparing them to a reference solution. This role is less suitable if you prefer long-horizon product development or if you find output-based contracting too unpredictable. In practice, candidates get rejected when their submissions lack a reproducible setup or when their rationale is too thin, so prepare to prove both your technical execution and your documentation habits.
Salary Insight
The listing shows a rate of $50 to $100 per hour, but this is output-based contracting, so you are paid per accepted task, not by the hour. A minimum number of weekly submissions is required. The posting does not list other pay components, so ask for specific details during onboarding.
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Before you apply, prepare one concise coding example that shows your strongest bug fix or feature work, with a README that explains your reasoning and how to reproduce the result. That mirrors the task format and gives reviewers direct evidence you can produce golden reference solutions.
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