Software Engineer, Python

Weekday (YC W21)

. Select tasks from a pre-validated pool of Python repositories pinned to specific git commits .

Posted 9/17/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130 per dayWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Python programming, including a deep understanding of Python internals and the ability to navigate complex codebases. Proficient in documenting work and addressing feedback while building datasets for AI reasoning.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Professional Software Engineering ExperienceFluency in Python InternalsExperience with Web FrameworksProficient with Git and Command-Line ToolingPrecise Written English

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Hard Skills

Python ProgrammingUnderstanding of Python InternalsWeb FrameworksDeveloper ToolingType CheckersScientific LibrariesContainerized EnvironmentsCommand-Line ToolingRuntime Behavior ExplanationTask Documentation

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailEffective Communication

Industry Keywords

Git CommitsAI ReasoningTask READMEsExpert ReviewCalibration Quiz

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Select tasks from a pre-validated pool of Python repositories pinned to specific git commits
Explore repositories and relevant PR or issue history to understand the target subsystem
Rewrite questions to challenge frontier coding agents while remaining well-defined and answerable
Adjust rubrics and foils to reward correct reasoning and reject plausible-but-wrong answers
Run the full Studio validation loop: Check, Golden, Run, Analyze
Document work in task READMEs and submit tasks for expert review
Address reviewer feedback on returned tasks
Build datasets that teach AI agents to reason about real Python codebases

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial production Python
Ability to navigate large, unfamiliar Python codebases and explain runtime behavior
Fluency in Python internals, including import machinery, descriptors and metaclasses, async and event loops, packaging, and C-extension boundaries
Experience with web frameworks, developer tooling, type checkers, or scientific/numeric libraries is highly relevant
Precise written English
Comfortable with git at commit level, containerized environments, and command-line tooling
Must complete identity verification, background check, signed Terms of Work and CIIAA, tax form, and a short calibration quiz before task access
Qualified applicants may be asked to complete a brief technical assessment or provide additional information

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote and asynchronous work
Payment per approved task
Work performed in Studio
Expert team leads across US, India, and Nigeria time zones
Identity verification, background check, signed Terms of Work and CIIAA, tax form, and calibration quiz before task access
Every task reviewed by a second engineer and a super reviewer before acceptance
Reasonable accommodations upon request