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Software Engineer, Python — Codebase Q&A

$130/task

Global

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About the role

Build rigorous repository-exploration tasks that teach AI agents to understand unfamiliar Python software.

Skills and focus areas

Python · Software Engineering · Django · Git · System Design · English

What you will do

  • Investigate a supplied repository at a specified commit and verify behavior using runtime evidence.
  • Refine engineering questions, scoring criteria and reference solutions.
  • Run the validation workflow and address expert review feedback.

Experience and requirements

  • At least three years of professional software engineering with substantial production Python.
  • Confidence navigating large codebases and explaining system behavior.
  • Precise written English and practical debugging skills.

Working arrangements

  • Remote asynchronous work in the client’s task environment.
  • Payment is $130 per approved task.

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