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Open Source Contributor

micro1

LocationFully remote; global, but country eligibility must be checked on the official posting.
Seniority unspecified
Companymicro1
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Compensation

$125k-$250k

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Education

High school

Schedule

flexible

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What this posting tells you

Remote contractor role creating, solving, reviewing, and validating technical tasks for an AI-training project. Requires practical Python proficiency and meaningful, publicly verifiable technical work in a relevant area. The listing states pay of $60–$120 per hour equivalent, paid per accepted task; actual compensation is output-based and depends on task complexity and acceptance. Time commitment is 15+ hours per week, with a flexible schedule. Country eligibility requires confirmation on the official posting.

Role lane

Backend, Customer success, Data, DevOps, Operations, Product, QA and testing, Security, Software, Customer support, Writing and content

Where you can work

Eligible countries are not stated.

Working hours

Global

Arrangement

unspecified · Contractor

Required signals
PythonProgrammingMeaningful open-source contributions or substantial original public projectsExpertise in at least one relevant technical area
Preferred signals
Designing technical tests, benchmarks, evaluation tasks, or reproducible environmentsCode or technical contribution reviewCompetition results, publications, or public technical writingContributing to complex projects over an extended period
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Skills and signals
PythonProgrammingMeaningful open-source contributions or substantial original public projectsExpertise in at least one relevant technical areaDesigning technical tests, benchmarks, evaluation tasks, or reproducible environmentsCode or technical contribution reviewCompetition results, publications, or public technical writingContributing to complex projects over an extended periodFully remote; global, but country eligibility must be checked on the official posting.
Job description

Open Source Contributor at micro1

Pay: $60–$120/hour equivalent, paid per accepted task

Location: Global, fully remote

Job Type: Contractor

Time Commitment: 15+ hours per week

Schedule: Flexible

micro1 is looking for exceptional open-source contributors to support an AI-training project focused on complex, real-world technical workflows.

In this role, you will use your programming and domain expertise to create, solve, review, and validate challenging tasks in software engineering, machine learning, science, hardware, or engineering. Your work will help improve how advanced AI systems reason, write code, use technical tools, and complete long-horizon projects.

Prior AI-training experience is not required. We are primarily looking for candidates with strong, publicly verifiable technical work.

What You’ll Work On

Create realistic technical tasks based on professional, scientific, or engineering workflows.

Build reproducible task environments, reference solutions, tests, and objective evaluation criteria.

Review AI-generated work for correctness, completeness, and technical quality.

Diagnose model failures and explain why an approach or result is incorrect.

Required qualifications

Strong programming ability, including practical proficiency with Python.

Meaningful contributions to open-source software or substantial original public projects.

Experience in at least one relevant area, including

Software engineering

Machine learning or data science

Scientific computing

Hardware, embedded systems, or electronics

Mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical, or electrical engineering

Developer tools, infrastructure, automation, or security

Public Proof of Skill

Applicants should be able to provide publicly verifiable evidence such as:

Meaningful merged contributions to established repositories

Maintainer or core-contributor responsibilities

Substantial original repositories or technical tools

Scientific or engineering software contributions

Public code supporting published research

Contributions involving implementation, debugging, testing, performance, infrastructure, simulation, or data processing

Forks, tutorial-only repositories, superficial documentation edits, contribution counts, or AI-generated repositories alone are not sufficient.

Preferred qualifications

Experience designing technical tests, benchmarks, evaluation tasks, or reproducible environments.

Experience reviewing code or technical contributions from others.

Competition results, publications, public technical writing, or other evidence of expertise.

Previous experience contributing to complex projects over an extended period.

Application Process

Submit your application and public technical profiles.

Complete an AI interview that includes technical and integrity checks.

Complete a hiring-manager review.

If selected, complete project onboarding and begin your first assigned task.

Compensation

Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid for tasks that meet project specifications and quality requirements. The time required for each task will vary based on its complexity and the expert’s workflow.

Company context

Working remotely at micro1

micro1 builds human-expertise data and evaluation infrastructure for AI models and agents. It recruits core-team employees and domain experts for AI training projects.

Headquarters
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Founded
2022
Remote policy

Expert opportunities are remote and can be flexible. International applicants are considered, subject to country exclusions and each project's requirements. Core-team work arrangements vary by opening; check the individual posting.

Application process

Apply through the official posting. Expert applicants complete an AI interview and skills certification, followed by project selection and onboarding. Certification does not guarantee a project or immediate work.

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