Software Engineer

Pay: Up to $120/hour

Opportunity Overview

Handshake is looking for experienced software engineers to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional job — you'll draw on your hands-on experience building and reasoning about production systems and software architecture to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing software engineer.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current role.

What You'll Do

• Use your domain expertise to create expert-level software engineering problems and scenarios grounded in real system design, architecture, and implementation work

• Review and evaluate AI-generated responses for technical accuracy, practical feasibility, and alignment with how the work is actually done

• Provide structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance

• Complete tasks at your own pace with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement

Qualifications

Ideal candidates meet all three of the following:

• Industry/research experience — minimum 1 year of professional, direct hands-on work as a software engineer

• Degree — Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

• Sub-domain depth — demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas:

  • Backend systems and distributed architecture

  • Infrastructure, cloud platforms, and DevOps

  • Systems programming and performance engineering

Additional qualifications (not required, but strengthen your application)

• Experience at a recognized, top-tier tech company

Required for all applicants

• Based in the United States

• Strong written communication and attention to detail

• Ability to explain complex software engineering concepts clearly

• Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment