Junior Software Engineer

About the role

This role is for one of our clients

Pay: 150–200/hour

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Software Engineer to contribute to the evaluation and improvement of advanced artificial intelligence systems. This opportunity is ideal for early-career software engineers with strong programming fundamentals, analytical thinking, and practical experience developing and reviewing software applications.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, quality, efficiency, and design. You will create challenging programming problems, develop reference solutions and test cases, and assess AI models' ability to solve real-world software engineering challenges. You will also review technical reasoning related to debugging, architecture, and system design, providing structured feedback to improve the reliability and performance of AI-generated solutions.

The ideal candidate has professional software engineering experience, a solid understanding of programming principles, and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly. Prior experience in artificial intelligence is not required.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

AI-Generated Code Evaluation: Review AI-generated code for functional correctness, readability, maintainability, efficiency, and adherence to software engineering best practices.

Coding Problem Development: Design challenging programming problems that assess algorithmic thinking, debugging skills, implementation quality, and practical engineering judgment.

Reference Solution Creation: Develop accurate, well-structured reference solutions that demonstrate effective approaches to solving software engineering problems.

Test Case Development: Create comprehensive test cases to validate functionality, identify edge cases, and detect incomplete or incorrect implementations.

Technical Reasoning Assessment: Evaluate AI-generated explanations and decisions involving software architecture, system design, debugging, and implementation strategies.

Code Quality Analysis: Identify bugs, inefficient algorithms, poor design choices, security concerns, and violations of established coding standards.

Technical Feedback: Provide detailed, actionable feedback explaining errors, weaknesses, and opportunities to improve code quality and model performance.

Documentation: Clearly document problem requirements, expected behavior, solution approaches, testing procedures, and technical evaluation findings.

Quality Assurance: Ensure that coding tasks, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria are accurate, consistent, and reproducible.

Required Qualifications

At least one year of professional experience as a software engineer at a well-established technology company.

At least part of the relevant professional experience should have been gained within the past three years.

Strong understanding of programming fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

Practical experience writing, debugging, testing, and reviewing code.

Familiarity with software development practices, including version control, code reviews, testing, and debugging.

Ability to assess code for correctness, performance, readability, and maintainability.

Foundational understanding of software architecture and system design principles.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions and complex engineering concepts clearly.

Ability to work independently and deliver accurate, high-quality technical assessments.

Must-Have Skills

Software Engineering Fundamentals

Programming and Coding

Data Structures and Algorithms

Code Review and Quality Assessment

Debugging and Troubleshooting

Automated Testing and Test Case Development

Problem-Solving and Logical Reasoning

Technical Documentation and Written Communication

Good-to-Have Skills

Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or similar programming languages

Object-Oriented Programming and Design Patterns

API Development and Backend Engineering

Software Architecture and System Design

Performance Optimization and Profiling

Git and Version Control

Unit Testing and Integration Testing

CI/CD and Software Development Workflows

AI-Generated Code Evaluation

Familiarity with AI coding assistants and model benchmarking

Preferred Qualifications

Professional software engineering experience at a recognized technology company.

Experience developing and maintaining production-quality applications, services, or APIs.

Familiarity with reviewing complex codebases and identifying implementation weaknesses.

Experience designing coding exercises, technical assessments, or automated evaluation tests.

Candidates based in English-speaking countries are preferred.

Ability to communicate technical findings in clear, structured, and concise English.

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Remote, IND, US

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