TuringCoding & software eval
QC Engineer - DataOS Management
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About this role, in Turing's words
We are looking for a practicing engineer with strong technical judgment and hands-on experience in Quality Control (QC), technical project delivery, or AI/data evaluation workflows . The role requires someone who understands not only how to execute technical work, but also how to determine whether tasks, outputs, evaluation criteria, and verification mechanisms meet a high quality bar.
Candidate background
What We’re Looking For, 5 of 11 shown
- Practicing software engineer with strong technical fundamentals.
- Previous experience as a QC expert, technical project lead, delivery lead, or equivalent technical owner .
- Hands-on understanding of QC pipelines and strong intuition for what constitutes a high-quality task and an effective verifier .
- Ability to independently assess technical correctness rather than relying only on automated QC results.
- Strong ownership, reliability, and demonstrated ability to deliver consistently in demanding project environments.
The other 6 may also decide whether you qualify.
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- Ideally, previous QC or delivery-lead experience on AI data, model evaluation, task generation, or similar projects , including experience with organizations such as Mercor, Micro1, comparable vendors, or similar engagements.
- Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, or reviewing verifiers, rubrics, test cases, or task-quality frameworks at scale .
- Experience owning the QC/verifier function for a previous technical project.
- Prior technical leadership experience involving responsibility for final quality and delivery decisions.
- Former technical leads or senior engineers who have previously owned the QC, evaluation, or verifier side of project delivery would be particularly relevant.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Turing's words
Posted by Turing, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗
About Turing:
Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L
Role Overview
We are looking for a practicing engineer with strong technical judgment and hands-on experience in Quality Control (QC), technical project delivery, or AI/data evaluation workflows . The role requires someone who understands not only how to execute technical work, but also how to determine whether tasks, outputs, evaluation criteria, and verification mechanisms meet a high quality bar.
What We’re Looking For
• Practicing software engineer with strong technical fundamentals.
• Previous experience as a QC expert, technical project lead, delivery lead, or equivalent technical owner .
• Hands-on understanding of QC pipelines and strong intuition for what constitutes a high-quality task and an effective verifier .
• Ability to independently assess technical correctness rather than relying only on automated QC results.
• Strong ownership, reliability, and demonstrated ability to deliver consistently in demanding project environments.
• Ideally, previous QC or delivery-lead experience on AI data, model evaluation, task generation, or similar projects , including experience with organizations such as Mercor, Micro1, comparable vendors, or similar engagements.
• Nice to Have
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, or reviewing verifiers, rubrics, test cases, or task-quality frameworks at scale .
• Experience owning the QC/verifier function for a previous technical project.
• Prior technical leadership experience involving responsibility for final quality and delivery decisions.
• Former technical leads or senior engineers who have previously owned the QC, evaluation, or verifier side of project delivery would be particularly relevant.
Perks of Freelancing With Turing:
• Work in a fully remote environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
Offer Details:
• Commitments Required : At least 4 hours per day and minimum 20 hours per week with overlap of 4 hours with PST.
• Employment type : Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave)
• Duration of contract : 3 months; [expected start date is next week]
• Location : India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Bangladesh, Turkey, Mexico
Evaluation Process (approximately 60 mins) :
• One round of interview (60 min technical )
Working with TuringPay, getting started and work, from Turing's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid monthly, around the 5th, straight to your bank account, or inside Deel on projects run through Deel. Its help articles disagree on whether that is the 5th calendar day or business day. help.turing.com/articles/9691407757-project-onboarding, help.turing.com/articles/6582454854-what-if-i-haven-t-rec..., help.turing.com/articles/1226770947-project-offboarding
- Before your first paid task
- A short application, with tests on some roles. Turing's review article says an interview is typically required for all roles. Onboarding covers the terms, ID verification with a driver's license or passport, and tax and payment details. help.turing.com/articles/2020987592-apply-for-jobs-at-turing, help.turing.com/articles/9179629201-how-long-does-the-app..., help.turing.com/articles/9691407757-project-onboarding
- How much work
- Review takes from 48 hours to 6 weeks after you finish applying, and the client makes the final choice. No reply within 6 weeks usually means you were not selected. help.turing.com/articles/9179629201-how-long-does-the-app..., help.turing.com/articles/2020987592-apply-for-jobs-at-turing
- Contract
- Depending on the project, the engagement rests on Turing's Terms of Service and a Service Agreement, on Deel, or on a partner that provides the contract. help.turing.com/articles/6582454854-what-if-i-haven-t-rec...
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
How does the pay compare?Across Coding & software eval roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Turing's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Coding & software eval
Across 394 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 14 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $120 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $95.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 137 | $50 to $400 · median $100 |
| micro1 | 46 | $35 to $350 · median $110 |
| Handshake AI | 43 | $47 to $125 · median $80 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 34 | $22 to $150 · median $60 |
| Mercor | 33 | $60 to $200 · median $105 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 19 Sep 2026, and still on Turing's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- Posted by Turing
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 106803
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