Game Developer for AI Evaluation
You will help evaluate how well AI handles professional game development workflows. The work involves creating realistic tasks, reviewing AI-generated responses, and writing clear feedback that explains what is accurate, useful, or incorrect.
- Field
- Software & coding
- Where
- United States
- Posted
- 3 days ago
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How this pay compares
The title points to rating and reviewing ai output: judging a model's answers or code against guidelines, such as which of two is better or whether one is correct and safe. What each kind of AI training work pays
At $125/hr, this role pays more than 95% of the 220 open software & coding roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $70.
Among platforms with 10 or more priced software & coding roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 18 roles) and OpenTrain AI the lowest ($65/hr across 107).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 3 days ago.
Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.
What you would earn at this rate
Rate
$125/hr
Per week, before tax
$1,875
Per month, if the work is steady
$8,125
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,054 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.
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Open software & coding roles on each platform
The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.
| Platform | Open | Median | Best-paid open role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | 20 | $88/hr | Legacy Codebase Migration Expert$200/hr |
| micro1 | 25 | $75/hr | Strategic Project Lead, Coding/SWE$300k-500k/yr |
| Alignerr | 73 | $70/hr | DevOps / IaC Engineer$90-120/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 123 | $65/hr | Software Engineer, AI Code Evaluation$200/hr |
| Handshake AI | 10 | up to $90/hr | Senior Software Engineer - AI Data (US)Up to $150/hr |
“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.
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The work
You will help evaluate how well AI handles professional game development workflows. The work involves creating realistic tasks, reviewing AI-generated responses, and writing clear feedback that explains what is accurate, useful, or incorrect.
- Create challenging tasks based on real game development workflows.
- Evaluate AI-generated responses for technical accuracy and usefulness.
- Write structured feedback to help improve AI model performance.
- Review work involving gameplay programming, scenes and levels, assets, physics, rendering, builds, deployment, engine scripting, and related production processes.
- Work remotely and independently in an asynchronous setting.
What it pays and takes
This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that can be completed alongside other work. It is open to candidates in the United States and requires professional fluency in English.
- Pay: Up to $125 per hour.
- Schedule: Part-time, with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement.
- Location: Remote; open to candidates in the United States.
- Education: Completed bachelor's degree or higher.
- Experience: At least two years using Panda3D, Solar2D, Defold, or related technical tools.
- Communication: Strong written communication and the ability to explain complex game development concepts clearly.
- Work style: Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment.
- Helpful experience: Multiple game engines, frameworks, 2D or 3D development, game art tools, or GDScript, C#, C++, Java, Lua, or Python.
- Helpful background: Game studio work, indie development, interactive media, simulation, game tooling, or a portfolio of shipped or published games.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.
About AI training work
AI training is the human work behind better artificial intelligence. People create examples, review model responses, and give feedback so AI systems can handle real tasks more accurately; experienced professionals are paid for applying their subject knowledge to this process.
From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI
- 1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
- 2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
- 3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
- 4
First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.
Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts
Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $125/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's software & coding roles, the median listed pay was $65/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (72 roles) and is $65/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (107 roles).
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