Mindrift

Competitive Programming Expert - Freelance AI Trainer

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Remote, United StatesSenior

Responsibilities

  • Write original algorithmic problems with clear statements, sound constraints, and intended solutions.
  • Write correct and deliberately wrong solutions in C++ and Python.
  • Build generators, edge cases, stress tests, and hacking tests that expose subtle implementation errors.
  • Write testlib checkers and interactors for problems with multiple valid answers.
  • Verify that correct solutions pass and incorrect solutions fail within time limits.
  • Contribute to AI coding-model training and evaluation projects on a project basis.

Requirements

  • Strong competitive-programming background demonstrated by a public profile, Codeforces rating, or IOI, ICPC, or national-olympiad record.
  • Fluent contest C++ skills, including STL and complexity analysis, plus comfort writing Python.
  • Ability to explain why a solution is incorrect and construct an input that breaks it.
  • Strong written English at the C1+ level.
  • Applicants must provide competitive-programming handles and current or peak ratings, problem-setting experience, and IOI, ICPC, or olympiad history.

Benefits

  • Remote, part-time, project-based freelance work rather than permanent employment.
  • Estimated workload of approximately 10–20 hours per week during active project phases, with deadlines and acceptance criteria.
  • Paid per accepted task, with rates determined by qualification tier and task efficiency.

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About Mindrift

1,001-5,000 employees

Mindrift builds an expert-sourcing platform that connects domain specialists to project-based work training and evaluating generative AI models, including supervised fine-tuning, RLHF, evaluation, and red-teaming. It is built and operated by Toloka, part of Nebius Group, and run from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Work is fully remote and freelance, serving global technology companies developing and improving large AI systems.

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