Senior Software Engineering Consultant
$150 - $175 per hourTemporary
Aligned Labs
About The Role
We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 30 Senior Software Engineering Experts for part‑time, fully‑remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects start at $150-175 USD / hour.
This Role Includes
- Designing expert‑level coding problems that today's leading AI models can't solve.
- Evaluating and pressure‑testing AI models on complex software engineering tasks.
About Aligned
At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, law, and finance. Our platform matches subject‑matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.
Unlike low‑skill freelance work on traditional consulting platforms, our community of experts set their own rates and are exclusively matched to the highest impact, top‑paying projects in the industry.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Fluent English reading and writing skills.
- Currently or previously employed at a Senior/Staff Engineer level (L6‑L7 equivalent) at one of the following companies:
- Google (L6‑L7)
- Meta (E6‑E7)
- Microsoft (65‑67)
- Amazon (L6‑L7)
- Apple (ICT4‑ICT5)
- Netflix (Senior‑Staff)
- Nvidia (Senior‑Staff)
- OR achieved one of the following competitive programming distinctions:
- Medalist from IOI or ICPC World Finals
- Finalist from Google Code Jam or Meta Hacker Cup
- Top performer (red+ rating) from TopCoder or Codeforces
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