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Crossing Hurdles

C/C++ Engineer | $200k/year Remote

Crossing Hurdles
United States · Contract · Mid-Senior

At Crossing Hurdles, we work as a referral partner. We refer candidates to our partner that collaborates with world’s leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models.


Position: Backend Engineering Specialist (Full Time)

Referral Partner: Crossing Hurdles

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $90k-$200k/per year

Location: Remote or in-person

Schedule: 9:00am–5:30pm PST for the first two weeks; then aligned with your local time zone


Role Overview

  • Curate advanced coding datasets and benchmark model outputs to improve AI understanding of programming practices
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to teach AI models human coding techniques including writing, debugging, and optimizing code
  • Annotate and evaluate AI-generated code across languages to ensure efficiency, scalability, and enterprise-level quality
  • Provide text, voice, or video data and feedback to help models learn from human expertise


Key Responsibilities (Training support will be provided)

  • Curate and correct code examples in Python, JavaScript (ReactJS), C/C++, Java, Rust, and Go
  • Assess and refine AI outputs for adherence to programming efficiency and reliability standards
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance AI-driven coding tools and benchmark large language model performance
  • Improve annotation tools and data workflows to bolster training quality
  • Design coding tasks that challenge AI’s technical reasoning and problem-solving ability


Ideal Qualifications

  • Strong professional experience of back-end development experience
  • Skilled in multiple server-side languages, notably Python and Node.js
  • Expertise designing and implementing RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints
  • Deep knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL systems (MongoDB, Redis)
  • Strong understanding of database performance optimization and web security best practices
  • Experience with asynchronous job processing and comprehensive test frameworks


Preferred Qualifications

  • Detail-oriented with excellent logical reasoning and problem-solving skills
  • Experience in containerization (e.g., Docker)
  • Familiarity with front-end technologies such as TypeScript or React to aid cross-team collaboration


Application Process

  • Complete a 15-minute screening interview
  • Technical deep-dive discussion of software engineering and annotation experience
  • Take-home coding or annotation challenge
  • Team meet-and-greet with project collaborators

Key Skills

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ai python containerization restful apis javascript typescript postgresql reactjs graphql server react nosql mysql java rust
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Posted
Nov 05, 2025
Type
Contract
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
United States

Industries

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Categories

Engineering Information Technology Training

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