Open Source Contributor, Part-Time AI Technical Task Creation - Remote (52 countries)

• $60–$120 per hour equivalent, paid per accepted task

• 100% remote

• Part-time independent contractor

• Under 20 hours a week, you choose when

Use your open-source and engineering judgment to create difficult technical tasks and review AI-generated work for correctness, completeness, reproducibility, and quality.

OpenTrain AI is hiring for this role.

AI training work uses expert examples, tests, and evaluations to make AI systems more reliable. You will turn practical software and engineering experience into clear tasks, reference solutions, and careful technical feedback.

What you'll do

• Create realistic tasks based on software, science, hardware, engineering, infrastructure, automation, or security workflows

• Set up repeatable workspaces, supply answer keys and checks, and define how quality is judged.

• Assess model output for soundness, coverage, repeatability, and engineering quality.

• Spot where a model goes wrong and give a clear technical explanation of the failure.

Why this is worth your time

• Apply your technical judgment to structured AI evaluation tasks.

• Build work that connects practical open-source experience with reproducible technical assessment.

• Explain clear, evidence-based feedback on code, tools, and technical results.

• Fully remote and flexible, no fixed shifts, no commute

Who this is for

• Strong programming ability and practical proficiency in Python.

• A track record of merged work in established open-source projects or substantial public projects of your own.

• Demonstrable experience with implementation, debugging, testing, performance, infrastructure, simulation, or data processing.

• Bring deep knowledge from at least one software, science, hardware, or engineering discipline.

• Public proof of technical work, including maintainer duties, technical tools, scientific software, research code, or substantial repositories.

• Professional fluency in English.

• Experience with test design, benchmarking, evaluation work, reproducible setups, code review, published work, competitions, technical writing, or complex long-running projects is useful.

• No AI experience needed.

Pay and details

• $60–$120 per hour equivalent, paid per accepted task, as an independent contractor

• Part-time, flexible schedule; fully remote; eligible in AE, AR, AT, BD, BE, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, DE, DK, DZ, EG, ES, FR, GB, GH, GR, ID, IN, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KW, KZ, LB, LK, MA, MX, MY, NG, NL, OM, PE, PH, PK, PS, PT, QA, SA, SG, TH, TN, TW, US, UZ, VN, and ZA.

How to apply

1. Apply on OpenTrain (about two minutes): https://app.opentrain.ai/api/out/cmw9fsx23002p08l7wvz2a6ms?ch=itrecruitment&sub=p_c9bc25c5285c

2. Complete the application on the hiring platform.

3. If shortlisted, take a short AI interview.

This is that work, done remotely around your schedule.

About OpenTrain AI

OpenTrain AI connects experienced professionals with paid, part-time AI training work: shaping and improving AI systems through realistic tasks, technical review, and reliable evaluation.