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.
You will help train AI models by creating realistic programming tasks and deterministic validators. This flexible contractor role will allow you to leverage your backend development experience to design relevant challenges for AI to solve.
Posted October 3, 2026
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A freelance Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer role focused on building and maintaining end-to-end data extraction workflows for complex websites. You will combine web scraping expertise with data processing to deliver high-quality, validated datasets for real-world applications, handling dynamic content and scaling operations efficiently.
Posted October 3, 2026
Mercor is recruiting experienced software and firmware engineers to support an AI research initiative with a major technology organization. The job involves evaluating and improving complex engineering solutions involving embedded systems, firmware, FPGA/RTL designs, flight software and hardware test workflows, drawing on hands-on experience with physical products and real-world debugging.
Posted September 26, 2026
You will work on research physics problems in optics, atomic physics or molecular physics, by creating, solving, reviewing or auditing challenges designed to evaluate the reasoning capabilities of frontier AI models. This role is for physicists who have published on specific phenomena in one of seven areas of specialization and are capable of producing research-quality work with detailed written reasoning.
Posted September 25, 2026
You will work on a research benchmark in condensed matter physics, by creating, solving, revising, or auditing advanced physics problems designed to test AI models. This role requires published expertise in a specific area of condensed matter and the ability to present your reasoning in a complete and verifiable manner for review by a peer specialist.
Posted September 25, 2026
You will contribute to the creation and evaluation of research physics challenges for an AI benchmark designed to test the reasoning capabilities of frontier models in gravitation, cosmology, and high-energy astrophysics. Depending on your publication profile, you will create problems, solve them, examine others, or audit them, producing research-quality work with rigorous written reasoning. This role is intended for PhD holders in theoretical physics who have published specifically on twisted gravity, axionic inflation, or multimessenger astrophysics.
Posted September 25, 2026
This role involves contributing to a research benchmark in physics aimed at evaluating the reasoning capabilities of AI models on authentic research problems. Depending on your area of specialization and profile, you will develop problems, solve them, review the work of other researchers or audit it, with an emphasis on scientific rigor and clarity of writing.
Posted September 25, 2026
You will contribute to training AI models by applying your expertise in cybersecurity and software development. You will analyze vulnerabilities, fix bugs, implement features and perform security audits on various projects. This role is aimed at experienced engineers in information security and backend development.
Posted September 21, 2026
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You will create realistic programming tasks and verifiers to train AI systems, leveraging your expertise in backend development and your awareness of software security issues. This role is for experienced engineers in service architecture and security best practices, with no AI prerequisite.
Posted September 20, 2026
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This role involves creating realistic programming problems and implementing checkers to train next-generation AI systems. You will leverage your backend development expertise to design coding tasks involving feature implementation and bug fixes, as well as to automatically validate solutions proposed by AI.
Posted September 20, 2026
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This role involves contributing to an AI training project as an open source software engineer. You will explore unfamiliar repositories, implement and debug front-end and back-end components, and evaluate patches generated by AI. The ideal candidate is an experienced developer with significant contributions to established open source projects.
Posted September 16, 2026
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This remote contract role allows you to contribute to an AI training project as a senior full-stack engineer. The tasks involve developing, debugging, evaluating, and refactoring software components covering both front-end and back-end, as well as translating code from one language to another.
Posted September 16, 2026
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This role involves supporting the integration of customer data on the platform by collaborating with experienced engineers. You will build scripts and automations, solve technical problems, and ensure the quality of data transfers while communicating with customers. The role offers progression toward a full engineer position over time.
Posted September 14, 2026
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This role enables you to analyze and optimize diverse codebases, as well as design programming tasks to evaluate generative AI models. It is intended for experts in algorithmics and competitive programming problem-solving, capable of working autonomously and providing high-quality technical feedback.
Posted September 14, 2026
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You will contribute to the development and improvement of open source projects by writing high-quality code, fixing complex bugs and optimizing existing codebases. This remote role is aimed at experienced software engineers who master multiple programming languages and want to apply their competitive programming skills to shape next-generation AI systems.
Posted September 14, 2026
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This role consists of evaluating the user experience of PyCharm, the integrated Python development environment, on macOS. You will need to have the software already installed on your own Mac and be able to take high-resolution screenshots to document your use of the application.
Posted September 13, 2026
This role involves developing and validating machine learning models, training pipelines and inference systems as part of an AI training project. The role is heavily focused on Python programming and requires confirmed expertise in machine learning engineering, with the ability to implement, optimize and debug complex solutions.
Posted September 11, 2026
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This role consists of solving algorithmic and debugging challenges designed to evaluate the reasoning capabilities of advanced AI models. You will analyze independent technical problems, implement solutions in terminal development environments, and produce testable and reproducible code. The ideal profile is an experienced developer skilled in solving algorithmic problems, capable of working independently and communicating technical decisions clearly.
Posted September 11, 2026
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This role consists of solving and validating aerodynamics and fluid dynamics problems using computational tools and code. You will develop numerical models, run CFD simulations via command-line interfaces, and automate workflows with Python. The sought profile is an aerodynamics expert with solid experience in fluid mechanics and programming.
Posted September 7, 2026
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This job involves designing, analyzing, and validating analog, digital, power, mixed-signal, or radio frequency circuits as part of an AI training project. You will translate electrical specifications into schematics and netlists, run simulations and verification tools via command line, and automate workflows using Python. This is a role strongly focused on programming and computer-aided design tools.
Posted September 7, 2026
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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.
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