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Senior Software Engineer at micro1
Backend-minded engineers invent realistic coding problems for AI models to attempt, such as adding features or fixing bugs, and write deterministic checks that accept any reasonable correct answer and reject the rest. The contractor picks working days and hours. Candidates go through an AI interview, a possible technical assessment and a hiring manager review, done without outside help.
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What you would do
- Design realistic, challenging coding tasks involving new features and bug fixes
- Implement deterministic verifiers that accept valid solutions and reject all others
- Complete interview, assessment and project work on your own, without outside assistance
What the listing asks for
- Backend experience with Python, Java, Go, Rust, C++, TypeScript or Node.js
- History of building scalable services and APIs
- At ease with debugging, performance tuning and automated tests
- Solid code review instincts
- Preferred: Strong testing background, such as test strategy or diagnosing flaky tests
Suits professionals who are experienced backend developers wanting flexible hours, including weekends, and who can deliver a minimum number of tasks each week.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Job Type: Contractor (~15 hrs a week)
Location: Remote
Schedule: Flexible, you pick the hours and days (including weekends if desired)
Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters.
You'll create realistic, interesting and challenging coding tasks for AI to solve involving feature implementation and bug fixes, and implement deterministic verifiers that accept reasonable valid solutions and reject everything else.
What we're looking for
- Strong backend experience in Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, Typescript, Python, C++ or similar
- A track record building scalable services and APIs
- Comfort with debugging, performance work and automated testing
- Solid code review instincts
- A strong testing background is a big plus - experience designing test strategy, building and maintaining large test suites, diagnosing flaky tests, or raising the testing bar on a team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven experience in backend development, with a track record of delivering high-quality and performant projects.
- Demonstrated success in identifying and resolving software bugs and system bottlenecks.
- Experience with codebase refactoring and implementing complex features in large-scale applications.
- Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and foundational computer science concepts.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
A note on the process: our interview and assessment stages are designed to see how you think, so we ask that you complete them without outside assistance. The same applies once you're on the project - the value of the work comes from your own judgment.
Process
- Apply to the role, filling out the screening questions
- Complete AI Interview (approx. 30 minutes)
- Technical Assessment (Tentative)
- Hiring Manager review
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete work may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply. Experts must submit a minimum of tasks per week.
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24-48 hours of completing onboarding.
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Pay and terms
The listing does not state a rate for this role. It describes pay this way: output-based, paid per approved task. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role, so treat any figure you see elsewhere as unconfirmed until it appears in your contract.
micro1 engages experts as contractors. Its help library says payments are made in USD twice a month and that contracts and payroll run through Deel. Payments cannot be processed until identity verification there is complete. Read our micro1 review for what workers say about project availability and support.
Before you apply
Engineering listings usually ask for years of professional experience, and some ask for a public code history such as open-source commits. Have your profile or repositories ready to link.
Applying starts with an AI interview, then certification, then matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project, so treat this as flexible work and not as a job offer. The how to become an AI trainer guide walks through each step.
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People also ask
Can I work as a software engineer remotely?
At micro1, yes, this role is remote. The Senior Software Engineer contractor listing runs about 15 hours a week and lets you pick your own days and hours, weekends included. Remote does not mean guaranteed work: pay is output-based per task, and weekly minimum submissions apply. Hiring runs through screening questions, an AI interview, a possible technical assessment and a hiring manager review.
What do software engineers do as a job?
On this micro1 project, the job is to invent realistic, challenging coding tasks for AI models, such as feature work or bug fixes, and to write deterministic checks that accept any reasonable correct solution and reject the rest. The listing wants strong backend experience in languages like Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, TypeScript, Python or C++, plus debugging, performance work and testing.
How can I make $100,000 a year working from home?
This page cannot lay out a route to a set yearly income, and micro1 does not promise one. This listing is remote contract work of about 15 hours a week where you pick your days and hours, paid per task that meets the project specifications with no rate stated. Minimum weekly submissions apply, and hours are not guaranteed.
Are remote software engineers in demand?
This page cannot measure market demand for remote software engineers. What it can say is that micro1 listed this Senior Software Engineer role, which is remote, on its public job list when we read it on October 23, 2026. Listings open and close without notice, and a listing does not mean work is available to you.
Do software engineers earn well?
This site does not publish market salary data for software engineers, so it takes no view on whether they earn well. This micro1 listing pays per approved task and states no rate, and micro1 listings state rates for the project, not earnings or hours. See our micro1 review for how micro1 describes payment.
How much does the Senior Software Engineer role at micro1 pay?
The listing does not state a rate for this role, so we cannot give a figure. It describes pay this way: output-based, paid per approved task. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role. Ask during onboarding, and read the contract before you accept work.
Is the Senior Software Engineer role remote?
The listing calls it remote work and does not name a country limit. micro1 says it hires globally but cannot hire in a list of excluded countries, so read the eligibility line on the listing and in your application before you start.
How do I apply for the Senior Software Engineer role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there. Applying starts with an AI interview, followed by certification and matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project. Our how to become an AI trainer guide covers each step.
Is this listing still open?
We read micro1's public listing on October 29, 2026. Roles close without notice, so confirm on the listing itself. If it has closed, the other software engineering roles on this site are linked below.
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Sources and method
- micro1 public job listing for this role, read October 29, 2026. The summary, task and requirement lines are our paraphrase of that listing.
- The questions under People also ask: Google's related questions for this kind of role in the United States, as reported by Ahrefs, pulled October 29, 2026. Answers are ours, written from the listing and from our own sourced micro1 pages.
- micro1 help library and expert guide for payment timing and the hiring steps, read 17 October 2026.
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