Software & IT
Software Engineer - Backend
- Posted
- Location
- Global
- Openings
- 100
Opportunity Snapshot
Pay: $50–100
Time per task: 5 hours for trainers and 1.5 hours for reviewers
Engagement: Project-based — paid per approved task
Commitment: ~15 hours per week
Location: Fully remote
You’ll need: Hands-on expertise in at least one of Python, Java, Rust, Go, C++, or TypeScript
Your tasks: Build challenging coding problems from real repositories, with reproducible environments and verifiers
Role Title: Software Engineer - Backend
Role Type: Contractor (~15 hrs a week)
Location: Remote
You’ll create Reinforcement Learning Environments that test a model’s ability to solve real software engineering problems: tracking down subtle bugs, building non-trivial features, refactoring, and optimizing performance. Each task means defining the problem, building a reproducible environment, and writing a reference solution.
Scope of Work
- Create realistic, challenging coding tasks for frontier AI models, drawn from repositories you know well.
- Design problems that require real engineering skill — subtle bugs, non-trivial features, meaningful performance work — not lookup or boilerplate.
- Build a reproducible environment for each task.
- Write deterministic verifiers that accept correct solutions across different valid implementations, while rejecting incorrect, incomplete, or hard-coded approaches.
- Provide a reference solution showing how the task can be solved.
- Flag tasks that turn out to be ambiguous or unverifiable rather than submitting them.
Preferred Qualifications
- Significant hands-on expertise in at least one of: Python3, Java, Rust, Go, C++, or TypeScript.
- Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software engineering principles.
- Proven ability to debug complex systems, resolve bugs, and deliver effective optimizations.
- Experience with large codebase refactoring and legacy system modernization.
- Track record of delivering high-impact features from conception through delivery.
- Strong documentation and communication skills to articulate technical concepts clearly.
- Interest in AI and its technical challenges — previous AI experience not required.
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required may vary depending on your experience and workflow.
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
How the selection process works
- Apply and complete the screening questions
- Complete the AI interview for this role — it’s how your expertise gets in front of the client
- Profile review
- Onboarding — our Talent Ops team will get you set up
Skills
- Typescript
- Rust
- JAVA
- Basics C++
- Python3
- Performance optimization
- Algorithms
- Bug fixing
- Feature implementation
- Codebase refactoring
This role at a glance
At $50–$100/hr, the Software Engineer - Backend role comes to about $4,330–$8,670 a month for 20 hours a week, or $8,670–$17,330 a month full time — roughly $104,000–$208,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted today. Software & IT roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 45 days before closing, counted over the 53 that have closed so far.
20 hours a week
$4,330–$8,670
a month, before tax
Full time
$8,670–$17,330
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$104,000–$208,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
0 days
Software & IT roles here close after about 45 days, counted over 53 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $50–$100/hr. Across the 30 hourly software & it roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $50 to $100 an hour, and published rates range from $20 to $170. Its top rate of $100 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$50–$100/hr
Software & IT median
$50–$100/hr · full spread $20 to $170
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Algorithms$40–$100/hr median
8 open roles · up to $120/hr
- Bug fixing$40–$100/hr median
8 open roles · up to $120/hr
- Codebase refactoring$40–$100/hr median
8 open roles · up to $120/hr
- Feature implementation$40–$100/hr median
8 open roles · up to $120/hr
- Performance optimization$30–$100/hr median
9 open roles · up to $120/hr
- Python3$50–$100/hr median
10 open roles · up to $150/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the Software Engineer - Backend role pay?
It pays $50–$100/hr, which is about $8,670–$17,330 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Software Engineer - Backend job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
It is a contract role: you are paid for the hours you work, and you choose how many to take on within what the employer needs.
How remote contract work worksWhat skills does the Software Engineer - Backend role ask for?
The posting asks for Typescript, Rust, JAVA, Basics C++, Python3 and Performance optimization. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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