YO IT Consulting

Design and optimize scalable APIs and participate in AI model testing and feedback in a remote environment. | 3+ years backend development with Python, API expertise, database skills, strong communication, and remote work experience. | Job Description Job Title: Python Developer Job Type: Contract Location: Remote Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and optimize REST and GraphQL endpoints for scalable APIs. • Drive data validation, error handling, and security best practices within backend services. • Plan and execute database migrations, optimizations, and schema changes as needed. • Actively test new AI-powered models in Cursor, providing actionable feedback via incident reports, bug traces, and screenshots. • Participate in 4-day intensive testing bursts, exploring how AI models impact real coding workflows. • Engage thoughtfully with the research team in a dedicated Slack channel to discuss findings and propose improvements. • Submit detailed post-burst surveys, delivering insights on model performance and developer experience. Required Skills And Qualifications • 3+ years of professional experience as a backend developer, with strong expertise in Python. • Proficient in building and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs. • Advanced understanding of backend data validation, error handling, and API security. • Hands-on experience with database migrations, performance tuning, and schema design. • Extensive use of AI tools for coding; familiarity with Cursor is highly desirable. • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a knack for clear incident and bug reporting. • Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, confidential, and collaborative remote environments. Preferred Qualifications • Visible contributions to open source (e.g., GitHub stars or contributions). • Experience designing or evaluating experimental tooling and developer workflows. • Demonstrated enthusiasm for AI advancements in software development.

Solve backend and full-stack software engineering tasks, review and improve code, and communicate technical decisions clearly. | 5+ years software engineering experience with backend or full-stack skills, strong software fundamentals, and ability to reason through unfamiliar code. | Job Title: Software Engineering Job Type: Contractor (10-12 hours per week) Location: Remote Job Summary We are looking for experienced software engineers to help train and evaluate next-generation AI systems through real-world software engineering tasks. This role is best suited for developers who can reason through unfamiliar codebases, explain engineering decisions clearly, and solve practical backend, full-stack, systems, or infrastructure-related problems. No prior AI experience is required. What matters most is strong software engineering judgment, clean technical communication, and the ability to evaluate code, architecture, tradeoffs, and implementation quality. Key Responsibilities • Work on challenging software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and systems-related projects. • Review, debug, improve, and explain code across different technical environments. • Design or evaluate practical solutions involving APIs, databases, services, integrations, testing, and deployment workflows. • Identify tradeoffs around scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience. • Communicate technical reasoning clearly in writing, including why a solution works and what alternatives were considered. • Collaborate with the customer’s team on technical reviews, implementation decisions, and problem-solving exercises. • Adapt quickly to new codebases, frameworks, and technical requirements. Required Skills And Qualifications • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience. • Strong experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C#, .NET, C++, Go, Ruby, PHP, or similar. • Experience building, maintaining, or reviewing production-level applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations. • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code quality, architecture, and technical tradeoffs. • Ability to explain complex engineering decisions clearly and objectively. • Comfortable reading and reasoning through unfamiliar code or technical requirements Preferred Qualifications • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, containers, monitoring, or production operations. • Experience with frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, or React Native. • Open-source contributions, public GitHub work, technical writing, or strong examples of past engineering work. • Experience mentoring engineers, reviewing code, or making architecture decisions.

Perform backend and full-stack software engineering tasks including code review, debugging, design, and collaboration on technical decisions. | 5+ years software engineering experience with strong backend skills, ability to reason through unfamiliar codebases, and clear technical communication. | Job Title: Software Engineering Job Type: Contractor (10-12 hours per week) Location: Remote Job Summary We are looking for experienced software engineers to help train and evaluate next-generation AI systems through real-world software engineering tasks. This role is best suited for developers who can reason through unfamiliar codebases, explain engineering decisions clearly, and solve practical backend, full-stack, systems, or infrastructure-related problems. No prior AI experience is required. What matters most is strong software engineering judgment, clean technical communication, and the ability to evaluate code, architecture, tradeoffs, and implementation quality. Key Responsibilities • Work on challenging software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and systems-related projects. • Review, debug, improve, and explain code across different technical environments. • Design or evaluate practical solutions involving APIs, databases, services, integrations, testing, and deployment workflows. • Identify tradeoffs around scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience. • Communicate technical reasoning clearly in writing, including why a solution works and what alternatives were considered. • Collaborate with the customer’s team on technical reviews, implementation decisions, and problem-solving exercises. • Adapt quickly to new codebases, frameworks, and technical requirements. Required Skills And Qualifications • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience. • Strong experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C#, .NET, C++, Go, Ruby, PHP, or similar. • Experience building, maintaining, or reviewing production-level applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations. • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code quality, architecture, and technical tradeoffs. • Ability to explain complex engineering decisions clearly and objectively. • Comfortable reading and reasoning through unfamiliar code or technical requirements Preferred Qualifications • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, containers, monitoring, or production operations. • Experience with frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, or React Native. • Open-source contributions, public GitHub work, technical writing, or strong examples of past engineering work. • Experience mentoring engineers, reviewing code, or making architecture decisions.