What you'll do

Gridnaut Recruiting is hiring a remote Software Engineer, Python — Codebase Q&A contractor to support a leading AI lab. You will contribute domain expertise to model training, evaluation, and structured task review. Work is fully remote, project-based, and self-paced.

Who we're looking for

3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial production Python
Demonstrated ability to navigate a large, unfamiliar Python codebase and explain how it behaves at runtime — not just what the source says
Fluency in Python internals that matter in real systems: import machinery, descriptors and metaclasses, async and event loops, packaging, and C-extension boundaries
Experience with web frameworks, developer tooling, type checkers, or scientific/numeric libraries is highly relevant — the task mix is weighted toward architecture and system design (41%) and code onboarding (31%)
Precise written English: the questions and rubrics you write are the product
Comfortable with git at commit level, containerized environments, and command-line tooling

Compensation

Compensation is a fixed project fee of $130, paid on completion. Strong contributors may be offered additional engagements.

Commitment

Project-based engagement, fully remote. Fixed-fee deliverable.