python developer for AI coding agents

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems.

• Build realistic developer environments with codebases, infrastructure, tickets, documentation, conversations, and believable development histories;
• Design tasks from intermediate environment states, including prompts and solution criteria;
• Ensure tasks are solvable by AI agents;
• Write tests that accept valid approaches and reject incorrect ones;
• Iterate on tasks and tests based on QA feedback;
• Review agent solutions, analyze failures, and refine evaluations for fairness and robustness.

• 8+ Years of software development experience;
• Experience with Python, FastAPI, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Docker, Postgres, Kafka, and Redis;
• Experience writing functional and integration tests;
• English proficiency at B2+ level;
• Deep understanding of AI coding model limitations and failure scenarios;
• Nice to have:.

• Part-time, project-based freelance participation rather than permanent employment;
• Tasks are estimated to take 30 hours each, depending on complexity;
• Flexible schedule; candidates choose when and how to work;
• Tasks must be submitted by the deadline and meet the listed acceptance criteria;
• Compensation is up to $150/hr equivalent, depending on level and pace.