# Junior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Weekday AI](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/pxG9rDgnvZm2c86JUchT1j.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** AI Training

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## Description

**This role is for one of our clients**

Pay: 150–200/hour

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented **Junior Software Engineer** to contribute to the evaluation and improvement of advanced artificial intelligence systems. This opportunity is ideal for early-career software engineers with strong programming fundamentals, analytical thinking, and practical experience developing and reviewing software applications.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, quality, efficiency, and design. You will create challenging programming problems, develop reference solutions and test cases, and assess AI models' ability to solve real-world software engineering challenges. You will also review technical reasoning related to debugging, architecture, and system design, providing structured feedback to improve the reliability and performance of AI-generated solutions.

The ideal candidate has professional software engineering experience, a solid understanding of programming principles, and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly. Prior experience in artificial intelligence is not required.

## Requirements

Key Responsibilities

-   **AI-Generated Code Evaluation:** Review AI-generated code for functional correctness, readability, maintainability, efficiency, and adherence to software engineering best practices.
-   **Coding Problem Development:** Design challenging programming problems that assess algorithmic thinking, debugging skills, implementation quality, and practical engineering judgment.
-   **Reference Solution Creation:** Develop accurate, well-structured reference solutions that demonstrate effective approaches to solving software engineering problems.
-   **Test Case Development:** Create comprehensive test cases to validate functionality, identify edge cases, and detect incomplete or incorrect implementations.
-   **Technical Reasoning Assessment:** Evaluate AI-generated explanations and decisions involving software architecture, system design, debugging, and implementation strategies.
-   **Code Quality Analysis:** Identify bugs, inefficient algorithms, poor design choices, security concerns, and violations of established coding standards.
-   **Technical Feedback:** Provide detailed, actionable feedback explaining errors, weaknesses, and opportunities to improve code quality and model performance.
-   **Documentation:** Clearly document problem requirements, expected behavior, solution approaches, testing procedures, and technical evaluation findings.
-   **Quality Assurance:** Ensure that coding tasks, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria are accurate, consistent, and reproducible.

Required Qualifications

-   At least one year of professional experience as a software engineer at a well-established technology company.
-   At least part of the relevant professional experience should have been gained within the past three years.
-   Strong understanding of programming fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
-   Practical experience writing, debugging, testing, and reviewing code.
-   Familiarity with software development practices, including version control, code reviews, testing, and debugging.
-   Ability to assess code for correctness, performance, readability, and maintainability.
-   Foundational understanding of software architecture and system design principles.
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
-   Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions and complex engineering concepts clearly.
-   Ability to work independently and deliver accurate, high-quality technical assessments.

Must-Have Skills

-   Software Engineering Fundamentals
-   Programming and Coding
-   Data Structures and Algorithms
-   Code Review and Quality Assessment
-   Debugging and Troubleshooting
-   Automated Testing and Test Case Development
-   Problem-Solving and Logical Reasoning
-   Technical Documentation and Written Communication

Good-to-Have Skills

-   Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or similar programming languages
-   Object-Oriented Programming and Design Patterns
-   API Development and Backend Engineering
-   Software Architecture and System Design
-   Performance Optimization and Profiling
-   Git and Version Control
-   Unit Testing and Integration Testing
-   CI/CD and Software Development Workflows
-   AI-Generated Code Evaluation
-   Familiarity with AI coding assistants and model benchmarking

Preferred Qualifications

-   Professional software engineering experience at a recognized technology company.
-   Experience developing and maintaining production-quality applications, services, or APIs.
-   Familiarity with reviewing complex codebases and identifying implementation weaknesses.
-   Experience designing coding exercises, technical assessments, or automated evaluation tests.
-   Candidates based in English-speaking countries are preferred.
-   Ability to communicate technical findings in clear, structured, and concise English.