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Senior Software Engineer for AI Data Evaluation

You will evaluate coding agents using real software engineering tasks and codebases. Your reviews will help measure implementation quality and identify where an agent's reasoning or execution fails.

Field: Software & coding
Where: India
Commitment: part time
Hours: up to 20/week
Asks for: Master's
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 $60/hr, this role pays more than 25% of the 220 open software & coding roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $70.

Open software & coding roles that ask for a Master's have a median of $70/hr (13 roles).

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

$60/hr

Hours a week (listing allows up to 20)20 hrs

Per week, before tax

$1,200

Per month, if the work is steady

$5,200

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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 $1,315 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 evaluate coding agents using real software engineering tasks and codebases. Your reviews will help measure implementation quality and identify where an agent's reasoning or execution fails.

Assign coding agents software tickets and review their work like a teammate's pull request.
Run generated code and identify incorrect, incomplete, or low-quality implementations.
Work alongside an AI agent on engineering tasks and document problems in its reasoning or execution.
Use software engineering judgment on difficult technical problems.
Explain technical findings clearly and help maintain consistent quality standards.

What it pays and takes

This is an ongoing freelance contract with weekly payment. Work renews weekly while quality standards are met, and you choose your schedule within the weekly commitment.

Pay: up to $60 per hour, paid weekly.
Additional approved hours may be paid at up to $60 per hour for exceptional performance.
Workload: 20+ hours per week.
Location: Open to candidates in India.
Language: Strong written English with the ability to explain technical decisions precisely.
Experience: At least four years of professional software engineering experience.
Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.
Skills: Experience with real codebases, debugging, testing, and evaluating software implementations.

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 systems that learn from examples, including reviewing code and rating model outputs. Software engineers are needed to judge whether generated solutions work correctly and provide clear feedback that improves future AI systems.

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
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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

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $60/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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