TuringCoding & software eval
Python Engineering Manager – LLM Training & Evaluation
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About this role, in Turing's words
As a Python Engineering Manager in our LLM Training business, you will lead large teams of software engineers and data scientists supporting the development of high-quality foundational Large Language Models (LLMs). You will oversee Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), and related technical data-generation and evaluation workflows.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage large teams of Python engineers and developers working on LLM training and evaluation tasks.
- Oversee the execution of SFT, RLHF, and other technical data-generation workflows.
- Own project delivery from initiation through ramp-up, stabilization, and ongoing execution.
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- Collaborate closely with research clients and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure successful delivery.
- Establish rigorous review processes to maintain the quality and consistency of datasets and technical outputs.
- Identify and resolve issues related to task clarity, methodology, result communication, code quality, and implementation bugs.
- Conduct hands-on technical reviews and guide teams in improving Python code quality and engineering practices.
- Implement processes to improve project quality, productivity, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Mentor engineering leads and team members while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Track delivery metrics, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to meet project goals.
Candidate background
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong hands-on proficiency in Python.
- Proven experience managing large technical teams in a delivery-oriented environment.
- Strong understanding of software development, code review, debugging, testing, and quality assurance practices.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in hands-on technical work and identify and resolve quality issues.
- Excellent leadership and people management skills, including mentoring and team motivation.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and internal teams.
- Strong ownership of project outcomes, delivery timelines, quality, and operational performance.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
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Freelance · Remote · LATAM
About Turing
Turing is one of the world’s leading AGI infrastructure companies, working with frontier AI labs to accelerate model development through high-quality training data, evaluations, and engineering talent.
About the Role
As a Python Engineering Manager in our LLM Training business, you will lead large teams of software engineers and data scientists supporting the development of high-quality foundational Large Language Models (LLMs). You will oversee Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), and related technical data-generation and evaluation workflows.
This role combines engineering leadership, delivery ownership, quality management, and client collaboration. You will ensure that projects achieve the expected standards of quality, throughput, cost efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
What You’ll Do
• Lead and manage large teams of Python engineers and developers working on LLM training and evaluation tasks.
• Oversee the execution of SFT, RLHF, and other technical data-generation workflows.
• Own project delivery from initiation through ramp-up, stabilization, and ongoing execution.
• Collaborate closely with research clients and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure successful delivery.
• Establish rigorous review processes to maintain the quality and consistency of datasets and technical outputs.
• Identify and resolve issues related to task clarity, methodology, result communication, code quality, and implementation bugs.
• Conduct hands-on technical reviews and guide teams in improving Python code quality and engineering practices.
• Implement processes to improve project quality, productivity, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Mentor engineering leads and team members while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Track delivery metrics, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to meet project goals.
What We’re Looking For
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong hands-on proficiency in Python.
• Proven experience managing large technical teams in a delivery-oriented environment.
• Strong understanding of software development, code review, debugging, testing, and quality assurance practices.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in hands-on technical work and identify and resolve quality issues.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, including mentoring and team motivation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and internal teams.
• Strong ownership of project outcomes, delivery timelines, quality, and operational performance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
Engagement Details
• Compensation: Market rate; please provide a specific hourly rate expectation
• Availability: 40 hours/week preferred, with at least 6 hours of Pacific Time overlap per day
• Type: Independent contractor
• Duration: Approximately 2 months
• Start: As soon as possible
• Location: LATAM
Evaluation Process
• Hiring Manager interview (~30 minutes)
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 392 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 | 44 | $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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- 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
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- Listing ID
- 107272
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