TeracCoding & software eval

South Asian Software Engineers: Coding Tasks for AI Evaluation

Open in South Asia

$40/hr

About this role, in Terac's words

We are developing a suite of programming environments to evaluate the capabilities of artificial intelligence agents. We are looking for experienced software engineers to review and verify realistic coding challenges.

What you'll do

What you would do

Review proposed coding tasks and programming environments for realism
Provide technical feedback on the structure and difficulty of evaluation harnesses
Walk us through your approach to verifying complex code challenges
Suggest improvements to make the test suites more robust

Candidate background

What this role asks for

Software Engineering
AI Evaluation
Code Review
South Asia
India
Philippines

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Software Engineering: “listed by the platform under required skills: Software Engineering”
AI Evaluation: “listed by the platform under required skills: AI Evaluation”
Code Review: “listed by the platform under required skills: Code Review”
South Asia: “listed by the platform under required skills: South Asia”
India: “listed by the platform under required skills: India”
Philippines: “listed by the platform under required skills: Philippines”

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Advertised hourly rate

$40/hr

Weekly hours: Not specified
Eligibility: South Asia
Posted: 1 Oct 2026

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JOB POSTING START
Title: South Asian Software Engineers: Coding Tasks for AI Evaluation
Platform: Terac
Open to: South Asia
Country limits: None published by the platform
Posted: 2026-10-01

We are developing a suite of programming environments to evaluate the capabilities of artificial intelligence agents. We are looking for experienced software engineers to review and verify realistic coding challenges.

What We're Researching

We're running a paid study on the effectiveness of coding evaluation harnesses used to test AI agents. Our team is building a comprehensive suite of programming environments designed to measure agent performance accurately. This work ensures that AI coding assistants are evaluated against realistic, high-quality development scenarios.
How It Works

You will walk through a series of proposed coding tasks and environments during an AI-moderated session. We will ask you to review the structure, difficulty, and realism of these programming challenges. You will provide technical feedback on the evaluation harnesses and suggest improvements to the test suites. The conversation will focus on ensuring these tasks accurately reflect real-world engineering requirements.
Who This Is For

We are hiring experienced software engineers based in South Asia who have a strong background in building and reviewing complex codebases. We welcome backend developers, test automation engineers, and full-stack engineers who understand evaluation harnesses. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience verifying realistic programming tasks in professional environments.

What you would do
• Review proposed coding tasks and programming environments for realism
• Provide technical feedback on the structure and difficulty of evaluation harnesses
• Walk us through your approach to verifying complex code challenges
• Suggest improvements to make the test suites more robust

Who this is for
• Professional software engineer based in South Asia
• Experience building or reviewing realistic programming tasks
• Familiarity with coding evaluation harnesses or test automation
• Comfortable discussing technical workflows in an interview setting
JOB POSTING END

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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Terac's words

Posted by Terac, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗

What We're Researching

We're running a paid study on the effectiveness of coding evaluation harnesses used to test AI agents. Our team is building a comprehensive suite of programming environments designed to measure agent performance accurately. This work ensures that AI coding assistants are evaluated against realistic, high-quality development scenarios. How It Works

You will walk through a series of proposed coding tasks and environments during an AI-moderated session. We will ask you to review the structure, difficulty, and realism of these programming challenges. You will provide technical feedback on the evaluation harnesses and suggest improvements to the test suites. The conversation will focus on ensuring these tasks accurately reflect real-world engineering requirements. Who This Is For

We are hiring experienced software engineers based in South Asia who have a strong background in building and reviewing complex codebases. We welcome backend developers, test automation engineers, and full-stack engineers who understand evaluation harnesses. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience verifying realistic programming tasks in professional environments.

What you would do

• Review proposed coding tasks and programming environments for realism

• Provide technical feedback on the structure and difficulty of evaluation harnesses

• Walk us through your approach to verifying complex code challenges

• Suggest improvements to make the test suites more robust

Who this is for

• Professional software engineer based in South Asia

• Experience building or reviewing realistic programming tasks

• Familiarity with coding evaluation harnesses or test automation

• Comfortable discussing technical workflows in an interview setting

Working with TeracPay, getting started and work, from Terac's own pages

What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.

Getting paid: Paid through Virtual Incentives: PayPal, Venmo, a prepaid Visa card or direct cashout in the US, PayPal elsewhere. A payout starts once a submission is approved, and cashing out needs a $12.50 balance and a verified ID. terac.com/docs/experts/policies/payout-policy, terac.com/docs/experts/how-to/payments, terac.com/whats-new/2026-05-31-may-2026-updates
Before your first paid task: A verified government ID through Persona before you can apply, then a screening step for each study: a short form, an AI voice interview or a file upload. A study you are screened out of is not paid. terac.com/docs/experts/how-to/apply, terac.com/docs/experts/policies/rewards
How much work: Terac guarantees no number of opportunities and no earnings. Manually reviewed applications hear back in 1 to 5 business days. terac.com/docs/experts/policies/terms, terac.com/docs/experts/support/faq
Contract: Independent contractor, with Terac Inc. of California. terac.com/legal/terms-of-service

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How does the pay compare?Across Coding & software eval roles, not this role alone

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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, $40, is in the bottom quarter. Of the 141 distinct rates we count, 8 are lower and 130 are higher.

The 5 platforms with the most roles, of the 14 counted above.
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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First seen here on 2 Oct 2026, and still on Terac's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
Listed pay changed on 2 Oct 2026: $35/hr before, $40/hr after.

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Posted by Terac: 1 Oct 2026
First seen by AIPayList: 2 Oct 2026
Last seen live: 13 Oct 2026
Listing ID: B15u4ukJR4kPjIud

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