micro1Coding & software eval
Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE)
up to $60/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
We’re hiring junior engineers to help scale data ingestion and customer data workflows.
What you'll do
- Help customers bring their data into the platform, from initial preparation through successful transfer and validation.
- Build and improve scripts, integrations, and automations that make data ingestion faster and more reliable.
- Investigate and resolve technical issues across APIs, data formats, and transfer workflows, with support from core FDEs.
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- Monitor active workflows, identify gaps, and verify that customer data arrives complete and accurate.
- Work directly with customers and internal teams to communicate progress and move past blockers.
- Turn recurring issues into better tooling, documentation, and reusable workflows.
- Take on increasingly complex technical work as your experience and ownership grow.
Candidate background
What We’re Looking For
- Foundational programming skills, including the ability to write and debug basic scripts in Python or a similar language.
- Familiarity with APIs and comfort using command-line tools and Git.
- A methodical approach to troubleshooting and willingness to ask for help when needed.
- Strong ownership, reliability, and attention to detail.
- Clear written communication with customers and internal teams.
- Ability to follow runbooks, recognize their limitations, and suggest improvements.
- Sound judgment around sensitive data and production systems.
- Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to take on increasing engineering responsibility.
Nice to Have
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- Experience with SQL, data pipelines, or large datasets.
- Familiarity with cloud storage and data-transfer workflows.
- Experience working in Linux environments.
- Familiarity with formats such as JSON, CSV, or Parquet.
- Experience using AI coding tools to build and debug, with careful review of their output.
- Experience in a startup or customer-facing technical role.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in micro1's words
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Job Title: Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE)
Job Type: Full-time
Location : Remote
Work Arrangement: Hourly, with expected weekly hours agreed upfront
The Role
We’re hiring junior engineers to help scale data ingestion and customer data workflows.
You’ll work alongside core FDEs to prepare and transfer data, troubleshoot issues, build scripts and automations, and keep customers informed. You’ll start with clearly scoped responsibilities and receive guidance as you take on more technical ownership.
The initial work will combine hands-on engineering with operational execution, with the opportunity to grow into a full FDE role over time.
What You’ll Do
• Help customers bring their data into the platform, from initial preparation through successful transfer and validation.
• Build and improve scripts, integrations, and automations that make data ingestion faster and more reliable.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues across APIs, data formats, and transfer workflows, with support from core FDEs.
• Monitor active workflows, identify gaps, and verify that customer data arrives complete and accurate.
• Work directly with customers and internal teams to communicate progress and move past blockers.
• Turn recurring issues into better tooling, documentation, and reusable workflows.
• Take on increasingly complex technical work as your experience and ownership grow.
What We’re Looking For
• Foundational programming skills, including the ability to write and debug basic scripts in Python or a similar language.
• Familiarity with APIs and comfort using command-line tools and Git.
• A methodical approach to troubleshooting and willingness to ask for help when needed.
• Strong ownership, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Clear written communication with customers and internal teams.
• Ability to follow runbooks, recognize their limitations, and suggest improvements.
• Sound judgment around sensitive data and production systems.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to take on increasing engineering responsibility.
Nice to Have
• Experience with SQL, data pipelines, or large datasets.
• Familiarity with cloud storage and data-transfer workflows.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with formats such as JSON, CSV, or Parquet.
• Experience using AI coding tools to build and debug, with careful review of their output.
• Experience in a startup or customer-facing technical role.
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 393 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, $60, is in the bottom quarter. Of the 140 distinct rates we count, 26 are lower and 108 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 137 | $50 to $400 · median $100 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 45 | $35 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 14 Sep 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
- b1316606-46fb-4c3d-a4f9-5a2368e88d70
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $40–$60/hr”.
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