Software Engineer - Backend

Role Overview

Software Engineer – Backend (Contract) (Remote) Review and improve AI-generated backend code and build server-side/API solutions across multiple languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated backend code for:
  • correctness, efficiency, scalability, and clarity
• Write high-quality backend solutions for server-side and API development problems (varying difficulty)
• Explain architectural decisions and logic clearly for developer audiences
• Identify and flag edge cases or ambiguities in prompts, problem statements, or AI responses

Requirements

• Fluent English with strong written communication skills
• Ability to clearly explain backend coding concepts
• Backend expertise, including:
  • server-side languages/frameworks (Node.js, Python, Java, Go)
  • RESTful APIs
  • databases
  • asynchronous programming
• 3–5 years of backend experience (backend frameworks/tools/domains such as Express, Django, Spring Boot, microservices, cloud platforms)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or pursuing)
• Master’s/PhD preferred (not required)

Nice to Have / Bonus

• Experience with data labeling
• Experience with RLHF or other AI training projects

Work Model

• Fully remote and asynchronous
• Minimum 15 hrs/week
• Hourly engagement for contract work

Interview Process

• English screening with an AI interviewer (Zara)
• Domain-specific assessment(s) covering backend expertise including:
  • distributed systems
  • microservices
  • backend frameworks