6 days ago
Remote, United States +4 moreSenior
Responsibilities
- Write original competitive-programming problems with clear statements, constraints, and intended solutions.
- Write correct solutions in C++ and Python.
- Create realistic wrong solutions representing common mistakes.
- Build generators, edge cases, stress tests, and hacking tests.
- Write testlib checkers and interactors for problems with multiple valid answers.
- Validate that correct solutions pass and incorrect solutions fail within time limits.
Requirements
- Demonstrated competitive-programming strength through a public profile, qualifying Codeforces rating, or IOI, ICPC, or national-olympiad achievement.
- Fluent contest-level C++ skills, including STL and complexity analysis.
- Comfort writing Python.
- Ability to explain why solutions are incorrect and create inputs that expose their flaws.
- Strong written English at C1+ level.
- Applicants should provide competitive-programming handles and ratings, problem-setting experience, and IOI, ICPC, or olympiad history.
Benefits
- Remote, part-time freelance project work.
- Estimated workload of approximately 10–20 hours per week during active project phases, with no guaranteed workload.
- Project-based participation rather than permanent employment.
- Paid per accepted task, with rates determined by qualification tier and task efficiency, up to the equivalent of $90/hr.
