Remote | Puzzle Solver (Coding) — $60–$120/hour
About The Position
This fully remote, worldwide freelance/contract consulting opportunity is for experienced competitive programmers and algorithmic problem solvers. The role contributes programming and problem-solving expertise to advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives. Work includes solving challenging coding puzzles, analysing unfamiliar technical environments, developing efficient algorithms, debugging software, and validating reproducible solutions. Assignments support improvements to AI systems’ accuracy, reasoning, and problem-solving capabilities. The work spans competitive programming, computational reasoning, software development and debugging, constraint analysis, and structured technical evaluation. Professionals create and test reference solutions, review AI-generated code and explanations, assess correctness and complexity, and provide structured technical feedback. Assignments are paid per completed task that meets project specifications; the advertised rate is $60–$120 per hour, and expected commitment is approximately 15 hours per week. The schedule is flexible, including the option to choose workdays and hours, including weekends. There are 100 openings. Selected professionals should be prepared to begin their first assignment within 24–48 hours after onboarding. Selection may include screening questions, an approximately 30-minute AI interview, and a hiring manager review. Work must not use confidential or proprietary information belonging to an employer, client, institution, or other third party. The opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC, which connects experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
Requirements
- Strong competitive programming background and demonstrated experience solving complex algorithmic and coding challenges.
- A Codeforces profile is required.
- Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or both for algorithmic problem-solving and software development.
- Deep understanding of common data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity.
- Ability to solve technically demanding programming challenges under defined constraints.
- Strong understanding of time and space complexity, performance considerations, and efficient algorithm design.
- Experience debugging unfamiliar codebases and resolving technically ambiguous programming problems.
- Ability to interpret detailed technical specifications and translate requirements into correct software implementations.
- Familiarity with terminal-based development environments, command-line tools, and programmatic testing workflows.
- Ability to identify edge cases, evaluate solution correctness, and validate computational results.
- Strong analytical reasoning, mathematical problem-solving, critical-thinking, and technical research capabilities.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate, efficient, reproducible solutions.
- Ability to explain algorithmic approaches, technical assumptions, and implementation decisions clearly.
- Ability to work independently, manage technically challenging assignments, and meet established quality requirements.
- Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to an employer, client, institution, or other third party.
Nice To Haves
- Meaningful competitive programming experience.
- Practical experience with algorithmic optimisation, dynamic programming, graph algorithms, sorting, searching, or comparable competitive programming techniques.
- Experience participating in competitive programming contests, online coding competitions, or algorithmic problem-solving communities.
- Publicly verifiable competitive programming achievements or meaningful Codeforces participation.
- Prior experience with AI training, coding evaluation, or machine learning research projects; advantageous but not required.
Responsibilities
- Solve challenging programming puzzles involving algorithms, data structures, logical reasoning, and computational problem-solving.
- Analyse unfamiliar coding problems and translate detailed requirements into implementable solutions.
- Select algorithms and data structures based on constraints, complexity, and performance requirements.
- Develop efficient solutions involving optimisation, combinatorics, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, and related techniques.
- Develop accurate and reproducible solutions using Python, C++, or other appropriate programming languages.
- Explore unfamiliar codebases, terminal environments, and technical workflows to understand problem requirements.
- Debug existing code, identify implementation errors, and resolve unexpected software behaviour.
- Evaluate code for correctness, computational efficiency, and consistency with requirements.
- Apply systematic debugging and testing methodologies to validate implementations and technical solutions.
- Analyse explicit constraints, hidden requirements, edge cases, and computational limitations.
- Evaluate time and space complexity and identify failure cases, logical inconsistencies, and implementation weaknesses.
- Explain algorithm selection, implementation decisions, and technical trade-offs clearly.
- Solve coding and technical reasoning challenges designed to evaluate advanced AI model capabilities.
- Develop reference solutions with clear algorithms, reproducible code, and appropriate testing.
- Review and validate AI-generated programming solutions, debugging approaches, and technical explanations.
- Identify errors in algorithmic reasoning, code implementation, complexity analysis, and constraint interpretation, and provide structured technical feedback.
- Design and execute test cases to assess correctness, reliability, specification compliance, and edge cases.
- Review technical outputs for reproducibility, clarity, completeness, and implementation accuracy.
- Document problem-solving approaches, algorithmic decisions, and validation results.
- Apply rigorous quality standards to coding assignments, technical analyses, and AI evaluation deliverables.
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