OpenTrain

Senior Software Engineer DevOps (English)

You will build and support infrastructure automation used for LLM evaluation and training datasets based on realistic software engineering problems. The work centers on developer self-service tools, continuous delivery, secure AWS operations, and reliable cloud environments.

Field: Software & coding
Where: Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile +25 more
Commitment: part time
Hours: up to 40/week
Posted: 9 days ago

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How this pay compares

At $25/hr, this role pays more than 5% of the 220 open software & coding roles with a listed pay range, below 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 9 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

$25/hr

Hours a week (listing allows up to 40)40 hrs

Per week, before tax

$1,000

Per month, if the work is steady

$4,333

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,096 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 full listing

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The work

You will work with product teams to design new workloads and improve how software applications are built, tested, deployed, and operated.

Develop and maintain self-service automation tools for developers.
Design CI/CD pipelines that build, test, and deploy applications.
Automate infrastructure provisioning with AWS CloudFormation.
Improve cloud efficiency with auto-scaling and down-scaling solutions.
Create security automation that enforces policies across AWS accounts.
Collaborate with product teams to architect new workloads.

What it pays and takes

This is a one-month remote contractor assignment. The work is open to candidates in the countries listed below and requires English fluency.

$25 per hour equivalent, paid per task that meets the project specifications.
At least 40 hours per week, including four hours of overlap with Pacific Time.
Open to candidates in Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
At least five years of experience with AWS infrastructure automation and CloudFormation.
Strong experience with Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, ECS, API Gateway, and Kinesis.
Proficiency in Python or Go, plus familiarity with Docker, Git, and Agile development.
Experience with Java tools such as Maven and Spring.
Strong communication, attention to detail, and teamwork.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume and then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training work helps improve artificial intelligence by having people prepare and review examples, including software engineering tasks and model responses. Experienced contributors are paid for applying specialized technical knowledge to make those examples accurate and useful.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

1
Create a profile
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2
Apply
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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.

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $25/hr since Nov 4, 2026 with no change. We first saw it on Nov 2, 2026; our pay history starts Nov 4, 2026.

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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