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Software Engineer - Python (Advanced)

Alignerr

AI Expert - Computer Science Contractor
Remote (Global) $50 – $75/hr June 15, 2026

Job description

Software Engineer – Python (Advanced)

About the Role

What if your Python expertise could directly influence how AI systems reason about, write, and evaluate real-world code? We're looking for advanced Python engineers to work on challenging, high-impact problems — building and refining the software and data workflows that power next-generation AI applications.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for engineers who thrive on complex problems, clean architecture, and sharp analytical thinking. If you've spent years writing production-grade Python and want work that actually stretches your skills, this is it.

  • Organization: Alignerr
  • Type: Hourly Contract
  • Location: Remote
  • Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

  • Design, implement, and optimize advanced Python code for production-level systems and AI-driven workflows
  • Analyze and manipulate structured datasets to support engineering and modeling pipelines
  • Write and optimize complex SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data
  • Review, debug, and improve existing codebases for performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability
  • Translate ambiguous, high-level requirements into precise, well-reasoned technical solutions
  • Apply consulting-style thinking to evaluate tradeoffs and recommend best-fit approaches
  • Document assumptions, decisions, and implementation details with clarity and precision

Who You Are

Must-Have

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Advanced Python proficiency — clean architecture, performance optimization, debugging at depth
  • Strong data analysis experience working with real-world, complex datasets
  • Solid SQL skills, including complex queries, joins, and data validation workflows
  • Prior consulting or client-facing experience, with a demonstrated ability to reason through open-ended technical problems

Nice to Have

  • Experience working with large, messy, or unstructured datasets
  • Familiarity with backend systems, REST APIs, or data pipelines
  • Comfort reviewing and evaluating AI-generated code or analytical outputs
  • Strong written communication with sharp attention to detail

Why Join Us

  • Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs
  • Fully remote and flexible — work when and where you do your best thinking
  • Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based engineering work
  • Make a direct, tangible impact on how AI understands and produces high-quality software
  • Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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