Software Engineer - Python (Advanced)
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About the Role What if your Python expertise could directly influence how AI systems reason about, write, and evaluate real-world code? We're looking for advanced Python engineers to work on challenging, high-impact problems — building and refining the software and data workflows that power next-generation AI applications. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for engineers who thrive on complex problems, clean architecture, and sharp analytical thinking. If you've spent years writing production-grade Python and want work that actually stretches your skills, this is it. - 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 and AI-driven workflows - Analyze and manipulate structured datasets to support engineering and modeling pipelines - Write and optimize complex SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data - Review, debug, and improve existing codebases for performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability - Translate ambiguous, high-level requirements into precise, well-reasoned technical solutions - Apply consulting-style thinking to evaluate tradeoffs and recommend best-fit approaches - Document assumptions, decisions, and implementation details with clarity and precision Who You Are Must-Have - 4+ years of professional software engineering experience - Advanced Python proficiency — clean architecture, performance optimization, debugging at depth - Strong data analysis experience working with real-world, complex datasets - Solid SQL skills, including complex queries, joins, and data validation workflows - Prior consulting or client-facing experience, with a demonstrated ability to reason through open-ended technical problems 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 you do your best thinking - Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based engineering work - Make a direct, tangible impact on how AI understands and produces high-quality software - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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