Software Engineer – Remote Contract (up to $75/hr)

About the role

We are seeking a contract Software Engineer to design and maintain reinforcement-learning environments and backend services for programming tasks. This fully remote position offers flexible hours (10‑40 hrs/week) and an hourly rate of $40‑$75.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain reinforcement learning environments for backend programming tasks.
• Write backend services and supporting code using Java, Python, Node.js, Go, or Rust.
• Develop thorough unit and integration tests to ensure high test coverage.
• Review code for correctness, performance, maintainability, and security.
• Solve programming tasks and document technical reasoning to improve AI model quality.
• Collaborate asynchronously with a distributed team and document engineering decisions.

Required profile

• Strong experience in backend software development using Java, Node.js, Go, or Rust.
• Proven experience building scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Experience with debugging, performance optimization, and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and code review.
• Cybersecurity/SecOps experience or exposure is highly preferred, including application security and secure coding.

Required skills

• Java
• Python
• Node.js
• Go
• Rust
• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• Debugging
• Performance optimization
• Automated testing
• Secure coding
• Application security

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate ranging from $40 to $75.
• Fully remote work with flexible weekly hours.