Software Engineer – Python (Advanced)

About the role

Software Engineer – Python (Advanced)

About The Role

What if your Python skills could directly influence how AI systems reason about code, data, and complex engineering problems? We're looking for advanced Python engineers to work on real-world, high-impact tasks — building, evaluating, and improving the software and data workflows that sit at the cutting edge of AI development.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. You'll work independently on meaningful, task-based engineering challenges — no meetings, no commute, no rigid schedule.

Organization: Alignerr

Type: Hourly Contract

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

Design, implement, and optimize advanced Python code for production-level systems

Analyze and manipulate structured datasets to support engineering and AI modeling workflows

Write and optimize complex SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data

Review, debug, and improve existing codebases for performance, reliability, and maintainability

Translate ambiguous, high-level requirements into concrete, well-reasoned technical solutions

Evaluate tradeoffs and recommend best-fit approaches with clear, consulting-style thinking

Document assumptions, decisions, and implementation details with precision

Who You Are

Must-Have

4+ years of professional software engineering experience

Advanced Python proficiency — clean architecture, performance optimization, and confident debugging

Strong hands-on experience analyzing real-world datasets

Solid SQL skills, including complex queries and data validation

Ability to reason through open-ended problems and deliver structured, well-documented solutions

Prior consulting or client-facing experience is a strong plus

Nice to Have

Experience working with large, messy, or unstructured datasets

Familiarity with backend systems, REST APIs, or data pipelines

Comfort reviewing and evaluating AI-generated code or analytical outputs

Strong written communication with sharp attention to detail

Why Join Us

Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs

Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you

Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based engineering work

Make a direct, tangible impact on how AI understands and generates code at scale

Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch