micro1Coding & software eval
Software Engineer
up to $70/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
micro1 is engaging Software Engineers to contribute their technical expertise to a customer-centric project focused on enhancing development workflows and process automation. 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.
What you'll do
Scope of Work
- Execute structured evaluation assignments that simulate authentic developer activities, including version control, code review, issue tracking, and CI/CD workflow execution utilizing AI-powered tools.
- Assess and grade the technical correctness of outputs, verifying results hands-on within relevant development environments and tools.
- Design, seed, and maintain reproducible test environments—such as code repositories with real commit histories and CI workflows—to ensure reliable and realistic task contexts.
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- Configure, document, and troubleshoot integrations and authentication flows across multiple software services, ensuring seamless connectivity.
- Investigate and document undocumented product behaviors through hands-on exploration and systematic testing.
- Participate in calibration sessions to ensure consistent evaluation methods and grading across the contributor group.
Candidate background
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in software engineering, demonstrating strong command of Git/GitHub workflows (pull requests, code review, branching, analyzing diffs, CI log diagnostics).
- Proficient with CI/CD systems—ideally GitHub Actions—including authoring custom workflows and ensuring reproducible build processes.
- Versed in using connectors across Claude and ChatGPT.
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- Advanced scripting abilities in Python or Bash, with comfort in automating environment setup and reset tasks; solid understanding of REST APIs, OAuth, and webhook integrations.
- Fluency with major enterprise SaaS platforms such as Slack, Google Workspace, or Microsoft 365; administrative experience in cloud workspaces is advantageous.
- Experience leveraging AI assistants or agent tools in everyday developer tasks; any familiarity with agent tool-calling or the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a plus.
- Background in technical QA, evaluation, or data annotation—demonstrating consistency in applying rubrics and identifying nuanced edge cases.
- Exceptional attention to detail, disciplined adherence to defined processes, and outstanding written and verbal communication in English.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in micro1's words
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Role Title: Software Engineer
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Software Engineers to contribute their technical expertise to a customer-centric project focused on enhancing development workflows and process automation. 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.
Scope of Work
• Execute structured evaluation assignments that simulate authentic developer activities, including version control, code review, issue tracking, and CI/CD workflow execution utilizing AI-powered tools.
• Assess and grade the technical correctness of outputs, verifying results hands-on within relevant development environments and tools.
• Design, seed, and maintain reproducible test environments—such as code repositories with real commit histories and CI workflows—to ensure reliable and realistic task contexts.
• Configure, document, and troubleshoot integrations and authentication flows across multiple software services, ensuring seamless connectivity.
• Investigate and document undocumented product behaviors through hands-on exploration and systematic testing.
• Participate in calibration sessions to ensure consistent evaluation methods and grading across the contributor group.
Preferred Qualifications
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in software engineering, demonstrating strong command of Git/GitHub workflows (pull requests, code review, branching, analyzing diffs, CI log diagnostics).
• Proficient with CI/CD systems—ideally GitHub Actions—including authoring custom workflows and ensuring reproducible build processes.
• Versed in using connectors across Claude and ChatGPT.
• Advanced scripting abilities in Python or Bash, with comfort in automating environment setup and reset tasks; solid understanding of REST APIs, OAuth, and webhook integrations.
• Fluency with major enterprise SaaS platforms such as Slack, Google Workspace, or Microsoft 365; administrative experience in cloud workspaces is advantageous.
• Experience leveraging AI assistants or agent tools in everyday developer tasks; any familiarity with agent tool-calling or the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a plus.
• Background in technical QA, evaluation, or data annotation—demonstrating consistency in applying rubrics and identifying nuanced edge cases.
• Exceptional attention to detail, disciplined adherence to defined processes, and outstanding written and verbal communication in English.
Working with micro1Pay, getting started and work, from micro1's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid in US dollars twice a month through Deel, usually landing around the 5th and the 20th. Nothing is paid until Deel's identity check is done. library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/payroll-policy
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview with micro1's recruiter Zara, then your profile, ID verification, a KarmaCheck background check and the Deel contract. Some pipelines add a quiz or test task. micro1.ai/experts, micro1.ai/ai-interview-guide, library.micro1.ai/getting-started/next-steps-after-certif..., library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/what-to-expect
- How much work
- Certification makes you eligible but does not guarantee placement. micro1's FAQ puts the usual commitment at about 15 to 20 hours a week, depending on the client. micro1.ai/experts, library.micro1.ai/working/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, with the contract issued through Deel. library.micro1.ai/policies/understanding-your-expert-agre..., library.micro1.ai/working/deel
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on micro1A personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on micro1 himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer, and some included a timed business exercise of around 25 minutes.
- On later applications, interview reuse on micro1 was often partial, and I still answered questions about one to three additional skills.
- I entered a requested rate for the job. One listing showed about $180 an hour. I requested about $160 and received the rate I entered. Those amounts are approximate, and this describes my application, not proof that a lower request caused acceptance.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 2 hours, with clear materials. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the easiest transition into work. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- On my micro1 project, Hubstaff showed time and mouse or keyboard activity, not screenshots, app names or website history. That describes what I saw, not every possible setup.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handHow 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 micro1's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Coding & software eval
Across 391 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. This role's top rate, $70, is in the middle half. Of the 140 distinct rates we count, 38 are lower and 97 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 137 | $50 to $400 · median $100 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 43 | $60 to $350 · median $120 |
| 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 24 Aug 2026, and still on micro1's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by micro1
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- fa3908ed-a728-492b-a597-83c0adaa5026
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $50–$70/hr”.
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