Remote project-based opportunity for software engineers with 1–3 years of experience to work on software development, debugging, code review, and technical implementation projects supporting frontier AI systems.
Silver Software Engineer
Remote (Global)
$75/task
May 12, 2026
Job description
This is a remote, project-based opportunity for software engineers with at least 1–3 years of professional experience.
Contributors will author SWE-bench-style coding tasks against real private repositories used for AI evaluation and training.
Experts on Project Silver are compensated per:
- Approved task
- Approved repository
- Referral bonuses
- Speed bonuses
Work involves tasks spanning:
- Software development
- Debugging
- Code review
- Technical implementation
- Test creation
- Repository analysis
This role offers strong compensation, exposure to real-world engineering challenges, and portfolio-building opportunities.
Why Apply
Flexible Time Commitment
Work on your own schedule while contributing to meaningful engineering challenges.
Startup Exposure
Collaborate with a YC-backed AI research company working with leading AI labs.
Exceptional Pay
Performance-based compensation structure with additional bonuses.
Portfolio Building
Gain experience solving real-world engineering problems across diverse codebases and technology stacks.
Professional Growth
Improve engineering skills through challenging development and evaluation tasks across multiple domains.
Responsibilities
- Author SWE-bench-style coding tasks
- Work with real private repositories and production-style codebases
- Create technically realistic debugging and implementation scenarios
- Read, analyze, and extend existing codebases
- Write tests and validate technical correctness
- Contribute engineering tasks used for frontier AI model evaluation
Required Qualifications
1–3 years of production software engineering experience
Comfortable:
- Writing tests
- Reading large codebases
- Working across existing software architectures
Strong software engineering fundamentals and practical coding experience
About AfterQuery
AfterQuery is a research lab exploring the boundaries of artificial intelligence through novel datasets and experimentation.
The company is backed by investors including:
- Y Combinator
- Box Group
AfterQuery supports leading AI labs through advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives.
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