Backend Engineer
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Remote
- Posted Sep 18, 2026
- 1 position
US$50–US$100 / hour
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- Employment type
- Contract
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Apply by
- Oct 15, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Location requirements
- Country, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Seniority
- Not Applicable
Job summary
The engineer will complete software engineering tasks to train and evaluate AI models. This includes reviewing code and model outputs for quality and correctness while delivering well-documented work.
Job details
AfterQuery is looking for experts with experience in software engineering, computer science, or app/web development to help train and evaluate AI models. This is a remote, project-based role: qualify once through a single assessment and receive ongoing project matches spanning code review, evaluation, and original task creation. Pay ranges from $50 to $100/hour depending on the projects you qualify into. Why Apply Competitive Pay: $50–$100/hour across the project pool One Assessment, Ongoing Matches: qualify once, get matched to projects continuously Flexible Engagement: fully remote and asynchronous, on your own schedule Responsibilities Complete software engineering tasks across a range of AI training and evaluation projects Review and evaluate code and model outputs for correctness and quality Deliver clear, well-documented work independently Required Qualifications 2+ years of real-world software engineering experience (full-time or substantive internships count) Strong fundamentals in at least one major programming language Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently Company Description AfterQuery is a research lab investigating the boundaries of artificial intelligence through novel datasets and experimentation. We're backed by top investors, including Y Combinator and Box Group, and support all leading AI labs.
What you’ll do
The engineer will complete software engineering tasks to train and evaluate AI models. This includes reviewing code and model outputs for quality and correctness while delivering well-documented work.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 2 years of professional software engineering experience. Strong fundamentals in at least one major programming language and the ability to work independently are required.
Listed skills
- Technical Documentation · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Software Engineering
- Computer Science
- App Development
- Web Development
- Code Review
- AI Model Evaluation
- Programming Languages
- Technical Documentation
Job areas
- Software
- Technology
- Engineering
- Science & Research
- Data & Analytics