Software Engineer – AI Research & Evaluation (US-based)
Listing checked November 6, 2026 · details as published by Turing
Key details
- Pay
- Not published
- Location
- RemoteUnited States
- Job type
- contract
- Posted
- April 9, 2026
Overview
Turing seeks software engineers to build and refine datasets that train, benchmark, and advance large language models. You will work mostly in Python while also touching JavaScript (including ReactJS), C/C++, Java, Rust, and Go. Day to day, you evaluate and improve AI-generated code for efficiency, scalability, and reliability, and you design automated verification tools that catch error patterns. The role is a contractor engagement with flexible hours (minimum 10, up to 40 per week) for an initial month, with possible extensions. Candidates must be based in the United States.
What You'll Do8
- Curate code examples and craft precise solutions that feed model training and benchmarking.
- Review AI-generated code and make corrections to improve efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Develop agents and automated verification tools in Python that check code quality and flag error patterns.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen AI-driven coding solutions against industry performance benchmarks.
- Form hypotheses about stages of the software engineering cycle (prototyping, architecture, API design, production implementation, launch, experiments, monitoring, maintenance) and test model capabilities on them.
- Design verification mechanisms that can automatically validate solutions to software engineering tasks.
- Provide clear, structured written rationales for evaluation decisions.
- Work primarily in Python, with additional tasks in JavaScript (including ReactJS), C/C++, Java, Rust, and Go.
Requirements6
- 3 or more years of software engineering experience.
- Strong Python expertise, including frameworks, tooling, and best practices for production-grade software.
- Experience building full-stack applications and deploying scalable software with modern languages and tools.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, design, development, debugging, and code quality/review assessment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for structured evaluation rationales.
- Must be based in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications2
- Experience shipping high-impact products at high-growth companies such as Stripe, Airbnb, Cloudflare, Datadog, or Coinbase.
- Graduation from leading programs such as Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, or University of Pennsylvania (exceptional experience and skill take precedence over pedigree).
Who Should Apply
Candidates with at least 3 years of software engineering experience and strong Python skills, who have built and deployed full-stack applications, will thrive in this evaluation-focused role. The position suits engineers who can assess code quality, debug complex systems, and communicate clear technical rationales, and who are based in the United States.
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