6 days ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Responsibilities
- Write original competitive-programming problems with clear statements, sound constraints, and intended solutions.
- Implement correct solutions in C++ and Python.
- Create realistic incorrect solutions representing common programming 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 background through a public profile, qualifying Codeforces rating, or IOI, ICPC, or national-olympiad achievement.
- Fluent contest C++ knowledge, including STL and complexity analysis, plus comfort writing Python.
- Ability to explain why solutions are incorrect and design inputs that expose their flaws.
- Strong written English at C1+ level.
- Applicants should submit competitive-programming handles and current or peak ratings, problem-setting experience, and IOI, ICPC, or olympiad history.
- Problem-setting or testing experience for Codeforces rounds, ICPC, national olympiads, or online judges is preferred.
- Testlib experience and experience creating LLM code-benchmark or similar reinforcement-learning/evaluation datasets are preferred.
Benefits
- Remote, part-time freelance work.
- Project-based participation rather than permanent employment.
- Estimated workload of approximately 10–20 hours per week during active project phases, with no guaranteed workload.
- Payment is made per accepted task, with rates determined by qualification tier and efficiency.
- Potential effective compensation is up to the equivalent of $90 per hour.
