Software Engineer

Opportunity Overview
Handshake is looking for experienced software engineers to support AI research for a 1 week contract (40 hrs) with potential for extension. This is not a traditional job — you'll draw on your hands-on experience building and reasoning about production systems and software architecture to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing software engineer.
What You'll Do
Use your domain expertise to create expert-level software engineering problems and scenarios grounded in real system design, architecture, and implementation workReview and evaluate AI-generated responses for technical accuracy, practical feasibility, and alignment with how the work is actually doneProvide structured written feedback to help improve AI model performanceComplete tasks at your own pace with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement
Qualifications
Ideal candidates meet all three of the following:
Industry/research experience — 3+ years of professional, direct hands-on work as a software engineerDegree — Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical fieldSub-domain depth — demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas:Backend systems and distributed architectureInfrastructure, cloud platforms, and DevOpsSystems programming and performance engineering
Additional Qualifications (not Required, But Strengthen Your Application)
Experience at a recognized, top-tier tech company
Required For All Applicants
Must have US work authorizationStrong written communication and attention to detailAbility to explain complex software engineering concepts clearlyAbility to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment
Selection Process
Our Interview Process Has Three Stages
CodeSignal assessment: Take a coding assessment to show us your engineering skills.Complete a sample task: If you pass the assessment, you’ll try out the real project.Join the project: Candidates who pass the sample task are placed on the project.
As an incentive, you’ll get compensated for each step that you pass.
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Experience
3+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes