Python Backend Engineer

4 days ago


Canada Mercor Full time

Python Backend Engineer - AI Apply for this freelance Python Backend Engineer - AI role at Mercor. Base pay range $80.00/hr - $120.00/hr About Mercor Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position Python Engineer – Freelance, Remote, 1 month, 15–20 hours/week. Role Responsibilities Develop and validate coding benchmarks in Python by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories. Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification. Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution. Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity. Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility. Work independently and asynchronously with flexible hours to improve AI systems. Qualifications 3–10 years of experience as a backend software engineer, ML engineer, or applied data scientist. Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. Strong proficiency in Python. Experience with debugging, testing, and validating code. Comfortable with technical writing and attention to detail. Start Date Immediate Compensation & Legal Independent contractor Daily payment via Stripe Connect Application Process Upload resume AI interview: A short, 15-minute conversational session to understand your background, experience, and interest in the role Brief assessment testing real-world coding ability, technical depth, and debugging approach Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: For any help or support, reach out to: Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Part-time Job function Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr



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