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Software Engineer

On DataAnnotation, run by Surge AI

Up to $150+/hr

Coding work for experienced developers: you build software with frontier AI models, then probe and critique the code they produce. It suits engineers who have shipped production code, at work or in serious open-source projects.

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Pay

Up to $150+/hr

The rate depends on task difficulty and specialization, and starting rates are lower: DataAnnotation's FAQ gives $40–$150+ an hour as the starting range for coding projects.

Type
Contract
Hours
Flexible hours with no minimum; independent contractor work
Africa
Not in Africa

01 · The role

What you would do

  • Build working software with frontier AI models and judge the quality of what they produce
  • Analyze AI-generated code for bugs, weak logic and poor practice
  • Red-team coding models to find where and how they fail
  • Debug or rewrite flawed code and explain the fixes clearly

02 · Requirements

What they ask for

  • Professional experience shipping production code, or substantial open-source work
  • Working fluency in at least one major stack; Python, C++, Rust, Go and JavaScript cover most tasks
  • Fluent written English
  • Residence in an accepted country, reportedly the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand
  • A pass on the coding Starter Assessment, which allows one attempt
  • Python
  • C++
  • Rust
  • Go
  • JavaScript
  • Code review

03 · Eligibility

Who can apply

Remote. The listing names no countries. DataAnnotation's sign-up reportedly accepts applicants only from the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Not in Africa

As far as the listing and DataAnnotation's country rules show, this role is not open to people living in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa or Egypt. DataAnnotation in Africa

Apply from where you live, as yourself. Using a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country rule breaks these platforms' terms, and it is the quickest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.

04 · Applying

How to get in

You apply through DataAnnotation's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.

05 · Source

About this listing

We last confirmed this opening on Oct 31, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of DataAnnotation's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.

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