Open AI training and model evaluation roles that call for Python expertise, gathered from 7 platforms. Part of Software Engineering.
Pay figures cover the 98 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.
This remote contract role asks senior full-stack engineers to assess AI-generated code across frontend and backend, judging correctness, quality, and security. It also involves building internal tooling for data annotation and reviewing system designs. It suits experienced engineers who can give precise written feedback that helps AI models write better code.
This contract role asks software engineers to write, review and evaluate code produced by AI systems, giving expert feedback that helps coding assistants become more accurate, secure and reliable. It suits independent developers who can read code closely, explain their technical reasoning in plain writing, and work asynchronously on their own schedule.
This remote contract role centers on designing, building and scaling the backend systems, APIs and data pipelines that support AI model training, evaluation and deployment. It suits experienced software engineers who can work autonomously on production-grade systems and collaborate asynchronously with ML researchers and product managers.
This contract role asks engineers to write, debug and review code, then judge code produced by AI models so that those models learn to reason about software like experienced developers. It suits software engineers who write clean code, explain their technical choices clearly in writing, and work independently on their own schedule.
This remote contract role asks a senior engineer to design, build and scale the backend systems behind AI products, including training, evaluation and deployment pipelines. It suits experienced software engineers who enjoy hard architectural problems and want to work asynchronously alongside ML researchers and product managers.
This fully remote contract role is for a senior Python engineer who builds and optimizes the data pipelines, annotation tools and evaluation systems that AI labs use to train and benchmark their models. The work is hands-on with production systems and close collaboration with research and engineering teams. It suits backend engineers with deep Python and full-stack experience who want to lead technical decisions in AI infrastructure.
This remote contract role asks materials science specialists to write and check demanding problems that test how AI models reason about semiconductor materials and molecular modeling. It is aimed at Master's and PhD holders, including working researchers, academics and industry experts. Candidates review AI-generated scientific answers and help close their gaps, and no prior AI experience is required.
This remote contract role asks materials science experts to help train and evaluate AI models on semiconductor materials, molecular modeling, and other advanced materials problems. It is aimed at researchers with a master's or doctoral background who can write and review scientifically rigorous problems. No prior AI experience is needed because training is provided.
This contract role centers on building the Python infrastructure that AI labs use to prepare and assess training data, including data pipelines, annotation tools and evaluation systems. It is aimed at senior engineers with deep production Python experience who can design distributed systems and lead architecture decisions.
This contract role asks Python developers to assess code produced by AI systems for correctness, efficiency and good practice, and to solve algorithmic problems by writing solutions from scratch. It suits senior developers who can explain code logic clearly and work independently on a flexible, remote schedule.
This remote contract role asks senior Python developers to judge code written by AI systems for correctness, efficiency and professional standards. The work also includes solving algorithmic problems and explaining the reasoning clearly so that AI models learn to write better Python. It suits experienced engineers who can work independently on flexible hours.
This contract role centers on building Python systems that power data pipelines, evaluation harnesses and annotation tooling for AI model development. It suits senior Python engineers who can work remotely on part-time hourly engagements alongside research and engineering teams.
This contract role involves building and tuning Python systems that feed data pipelines, annotation tools and model evaluation workflows for AI teams. It suits senior engineers who can work full-stack and backend, with a strong focus on reliability and clean, well-tested code.
This remote contract role asks you to build and refine MuJoCo simulation environments that teach AI agents locomotion, manipulation, and multi-agent coordination. It is aimed at experienced robotics and machine learning practitioners who are comfortable with physics simulation, reinforcement learning, and robot control.
This contract role centers on building and refining physics simulation environments in MuJoCo so that AI agents can learn locomotion and manipulation tasks. It suits experienced robotics and reinforcement learning practitioners who can work independently and asynchronously with research teams.
This contract role centers on building and refining MuJoCo physics simulation environments where AI agents learn locomotion, manipulation, and multi-agent coordination. It suits experienced robotics and machine learning practitioners who work on reinforcement learning, robot control, and simulation debugging, mostly on their own in an asynchronous, remote setting.
This contract role centers on building MuJoCo physics simulations where AI agents practice locomotion, manipulation, and multi-agent tasks. It suits experienced robotics and machine learning practitioners who can design reinforcement learning setups, tune reward functions, and debug contact dynamics. The work is fully remote, asynchronous, and paced by milestones.
This contract role centers on building and refining MuJoCo physics simulations where reinforcement learning agents practice locomotion, manipulation, and coordination tasks. It suits experienced robotics and machine learning practitioners who can design reward functions, debug contact dynamics, and document their work independently in a remote, asynchronous setting.
This contract role centers on building MuJoCo physics simulation environments and training reinforcement learning agents to carry out robotic tasks such as locomotion and manipulation. It suits experienced robotics and machine learning practitioners who are comfortable with physics simulation, policy training and robot control, and who can work independently on milestone-based projects.
This contract role asks a robotics and machine learning specialist to build and refine MuJoCo simulation environments that train AI agents on physical tasks such as locomotion and manipulation. It suits experienced practitioners in physics simulation, reinforcement learning and robot control who can work independently and document their results clearly.
Add your resume once. Every open job is scored against your profile, and we email you only when a strong match appears. Free.
FAQ
108 Python AI training jobs are open on SideHustler today. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. Listings are rechecked against the official postings: the latest check on this list was on October 8, 2026.
Among the 98 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $20 to $300 per hour, with a median of $79. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
Alignerr (53), micro1 (31), Mercor (15), Mindrift (4), Vetto (3), DataAnnotation (1) and Turing (1). You apply on the platform itself, which handles screening, contracts and payment.
The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are Python, AI Evaluation, Code Quality & Review, Backend Development, Java & TypeScript. Each listing states its own requirements.
Apply now opens the official posting on the platform, where you complete the application. You need no account on SideHustler. To see which roles fit your background first, add your resume and every open job is scored against your profile.
