University SWE Experts at AfterQuery

University SWE Experts | $150/hr | Worldwide Remote

AFTERQUERY is hiring software engineers to author original coding tasks based on real-world codebases. These tasks are used to evaluate and train advanced AI coding agents. If you're a strong engineer who can write realistic problems and rigorous test suites, this is a great opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI development — on your own schedule.

What You'll Do

• Connect a substantial private codebase you own to author tasks against.
• Write clear, maintainer-style issue descriptions that reflect real engineering problems.
• Build hidden test suites including fail-to-pass tests (fail before the fix, pass after) and pass-to-pass tests (ensure nothing else breaks).
• Provide a reference solution that resolves the issue and passes all tests in the hidden suite.
• Iterate on submissions as needed — up to 5 attempts per task through automated validation.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, Python, etc.).
• Access to a substantial, complex, private codebase you own and can author tasks against.
• Strong technical writing, documentation, and testing skills.
• Ability to reason about how a bug or feature ripples across a multi-file codebase.

Preferred Qualifications

• University students with software engineering internship experience.
• Students majoring in Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields.
• Open source contributors with a track record of real commits and pull requests.
• Background in code review or test authoring.

Compensation

• $150/hr base rate
• $300 per codebase connected and used as a basis for tasks
• $75 per fully approved task