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Backend Engineer

AfterQuery Experts
Washington, DC Contractor
POSTED ON 9/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/27/2026
AfterQuery is looking for experts with experience in software engineering, computer science, or app/web development to help train and evaluate AI models. This is a remote, project-based role: qualify once through a single assessment and receive ongoing project matches spanning code review, evaluation, and original task creation. Pay ranges from $50 to $100/hour depending on the projects you qualify into.

Why Apply

  • Competitive Pay: $50–$100/hour across the project pool
  • One Assessment, Ongoing Matches: qualify once, get matched to projects continuously
  • Flexible Engagement: fully remote and asynchronous, on your own schedule

Responsibilities

  • Complete software engineering tasks across a range of AI training and evaluation projects
  • Review and evaluate code and model outputs for correctness and quality
  • Deliver clear, well-documented work independently

Required Qualifications

  • 2 years of real-world software engineering experience (full-time or substantive internships count)
  • Strong fundamentals in at least one major programming language
  • Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently

Company Description

AfterQuery is a research lab investigating the boundaries of artificial intelligence through novel datasets and experimentation. We're backed by top investors, including Y Combinator and Box Group, and support all leading AI labs.

Salary : $50 - $100

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