$20 - $70/hr
Worldwide
Remote · worldwide
coding
Contract / freelance
Pay rate · $20 - $70/hr
- Job Description
- Backend Engineer
- Contract, Part time
- Remote
Job Summary
In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that meet demanding performance requirements.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into technical specifications and impactful backend solutions.
- Optimize backend systems for reliability, security, and efficiency, ensuring seamless user experiences.
- Write clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code, adhering to best engineering practices.
- Participate actively in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing sessions with fellow engineers.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve backend issues in production environments, targeting root causes and continuous improvements.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and decisions, bringing innovative ideas and a solutions-oriented mindset.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Proven expertise in backend development using modern programming languages.
- Extensive experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Strong proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases, along with data modeling principles.
- Deep understanding of system security, authentication, and authorization best practices.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fully remote expert team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with event-driven or server less architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Background in mentoring or technical leadership within backend teams.