Senior Software Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex / Claude Code, up to $200/hr)

About this role

SENIOR AI INTERACTION EVALUATOR (CODEX / CLAUDE CODE)

Contract | $50-200/hr | 10+ hrs/week | Project-based

Roles open on a rolling basis - apply to join the talent bench and we’ll reach out when one matches. Expect 40+ hrs once a project starts; timing depends on availability, but we move people in at the earliest genuine opportunity.

These roles are currently filled but we hire on a rolling basis as new projects open up. Apply now to join our talent bench — qualified candidates will be contacted directly when roles become available.

Check out this Loom video for more details! https://www.loom.com/share/b0d1b0bf24c44ae8b95dca84b9db60e5

We’re looking for highly experienced software engineer (SR+) to help evaluate the quality of interactions with modern coding agents such as OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.

This is not a traditional engineering role.

You won’t be writing production code. You’ll be evaluating something harder: whether the model thinks like a great engineer.

WHAT THIS ROLE ACTUALLY IS

You will assess how AI coding agents behave in real-world scenarios — focusing on:

- Whether the response makes sense

- Whether the preamble and reasoning are useful

- Whether the output reflects strong engineering judgment

- Whether the interaction feels right to an experienced developer

This role is about engineering taste — not syntax correctness.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

- Evaluate AI-generated coding interactions end-to-end

- Judge whether outputs are: - Useful - Correct (at a high level) - Aligned with how a strong engineer would think

- Assess the quality of explanations and reasoning, not just code

- Distinguish between different levels of response quality (e.g. what makes something a 2 vs 4)

- Provide clear, opinionated feedback on: - What worked - What didn’t - What felt “off” or misleading

- Help define what great looks like when interacting with tools like Cursor

WHAT WE MEAN BY “TASTE”

We’re specifically looking for engineers who can answer questions like:

- Does this feel like something a strong engineer would actually say?

- Is this explanation helpful, or just technically correct?

- Is the model guiding the user well, or just dumping output?

- Would this interaction build or erode trust?

You should be comfortable making subjective but rigorous judgments.

WHO YOU ARE

- Staff / Principal-level engineer (or equivalent experience)

- Strong background in one of the below: - TypeScript / JavaScript - Python

- Hands-on experience using: - OpenAI Codex - Claude Code - Cursor

- Deep familiarity with modern AI-assisted dev workflows

- Able to evaluate code without needing to fully execute or deeply review every line

- Comfortable giving direct, opinionated feedback

- High bar for what “good engineering” looks like

NICE TO HAVE

- Experience with tools like Cursor or similar AI-first IDEs

- Prior exposure to prompt design or evaluation workflows

- Experience mentoring senior engineers or defining engineering standards

ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

- US and Canada up to $200/hr

- EU and Latam up to $150/hr

- Other locations up to $100/hr

- Hours: ~10–20 hours/week

- Duration: Through early May (with possible extension)

- Start: ASAP

- Process: - Take-home evaluation exercise - One behavioral interview

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