Software Engineer - Python
Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Wed, Aug 19, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To support innovative AI projects, the freelance Software Engineer - Python will design coding tasks for AI coding agents, creating Docker environments and writing pytest tests while working remotely on a project-based basis.
Key responsibilities
- Invent realistic developer scenarios and build reproducible Docker environments with pinned dependencies
- Write pytest tests that verify outcomes and create instructional documentation for developers
- Iterate on tasks based on feedback from expert QA reviewers and later review other authors' tasks
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of production software development experience in a backend stack such as Python, Go, Node.js, Java, or Rust
- Fluency in Python and pytest, with experience in writing tests and using fixtures and parametrize
- Proficiency in Docker authoring and debugging within Linux and Bash environments
- Experience with AI coding agents and the ability to identify and address their limitations
- English proficiency at a B2+ level or higher
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