AI training jobs for software engineers

Coding is the largest category of technical AI training work. Engineers are paid to write, review, test and fix code so models learn to program well.

What the work looks like

Reviewing and fixing model-written code
Writing hard programming problems and reference solutions
Grading which of two solutions is correct and cleaner
Evaluating agents that run multi-step coding tasks

What gets you hired

Name your languages and frameworks. Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and C++ appear most, and professional experience beats coursework.

Most platforms screen with an AI interview or a skills test before matching you to projects. How the screens work. Then check what a rate is worth after tax with the take-home calculator.

Browse by field: Software & coding.

Live roles for software engineers

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Disclosure: Mercor and micro1 pay us a referral bonus if someone we send gets hired. Neither program's rules deduct it from your pay, and roles are ranked by pay, never by bonus. How we make money

Questions people ask

Can software engineers do AI training work?

Yes. 123 live AI training roles right now are a fit for software engineers, with a median listed rate of $65 an hour. Name your languages and frameworks. Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and C++ appear most, and professional experience beats coursework.

How much do AI training jobs pay software engineers?

The median live role pays $65 an hour, and the best pays up to $240. That's 13% below the $75 median across all AI training roles.

Is AI training work for software engineers full-time?

Usually not. It's contract work that comes in projects, often 10 to 20 hours a week, and projects can end with little notice. Most people do it alongside their main job.

Which platforms hire software engineers?

Right now: Alignerr (84 roles), Mercor (29 roles), Handshake AI (7 roles), micro1 (3 roles).

AI training jobs for software engineers

What the work looks like

What gets you hired

Live roles for software engineers

Strategic Project Lead, Coding/SWE

Legacy Codebase Migration Expert

DevOps / Platform Engineer Talent Network

Full-Stack Engineer Talent Network

Software Engineering Expert

Game Developer/Designer

ParaView Specialist

Software Engineer

Software & Firmware Engineering Experts

DevOps / IaC Engineer

Software Engineer - Backend

Senior Software Engineer — Agentic Coding

Software Engineer Task Author

Software Engineer Task Author (AI Training)

QA Engineer

Puzzle Solver (Coding)

Senior Software Engineer – AI Evaluation

Code Review Specialist

Software Testing Analyst

Software Engineer - Frontend

Coding Expert - Go

Coding Expert - Java

Coding Expert - Rust

Coding Expert - C++

Coding Expert - JavaScript

Coding Expert - SQL

Cloud / DevOps Engineer (Infra & IaC)

Software Engineer (AI-Native Platform & Integrations)

Web Developing Expert

Engineering & Software Domain Expert

Senior Software Engineer — AI Evaluation & Benchmarks

Senior Software Engineer

Software Developer — Get Paid to Build Your Own Project with an AI Coding Assistant

Senior Software Engineer - Pairwise Evaluation

Back End Developer

Back End Developer (AI Infrastructure)

Back End Developer (Infrastructură AI)

Desarrollador Back End (Infraestructura de IA)

Desenvolvedor Back End (Infraestrutura de IA)

Engenheiro de Software (Treinamento de IA)

Questions people ask

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