01 · The role
What you would do
- Draw on real system design, architecture and implementation work to write expert-level software engineering problems and scenarios
- Judge AI responses on technical accuracy, whether they would work in practice and how closely they match real engineering work
- Write structured feedback that helps the models get better
- Work through tasks on your own time, with no fixed schedule or minimum number of hours
02 · Requirements
What they ask for
- At least one year of professional, hands-on software engineering experience
- A bachelor's in computer science or another technical subject
- Demonstrated depth in one of: backend systems and distributed architecture; infrastructure, cloud platforms and DevOps; or systems programming and performance engineering
- Based in the United States, with work authorization Handshake supports (STEM OPT is not supported)
- Strong written communication and the ability to explain complex engineering concepts clearly
Helpful, not required
- Experience at a well-known, top-tier tech company
- Backend systems
- Distributed systems
- Infrastructure/DevOps
- Systems programming
- Technical evaluation
03 · Eligibility
Who can apply
Remote, US only: the listing requires applicants to be based in the United States. F-1 students eligible for CPT or OPT may qualify; STEM OPT is not supported.
Countries named in the listing: United States.
Not in Africa
As far as the listing and Handshake AI's country rules show, this role is not open to people living in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa or Egypt. Handshake AI 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 Handshake AI's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.
- How to pass AI training assessments: what the assessment checks, and how to prepare.
- Getting paid from Africa: PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, Wise and more. It covers which of Handshake AI's payout routes work where you live, and what they cost.
05 · Source
About this listing
We last confirmed this opening on Oct 31, 2026, and it was posted on Sep 30, 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 Handshake AI'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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