Open Source Contributor (GitHub)

Position: Open Source Contributor (GitHub)

Type: Contractor

Compensation: $100–$150/hour

Location: Global — Fully Remote

About the Opportunity

We are seeking experienced Open-Source Software Engineers to contribute to an AI training project focused on software development, repository exploration, debugging, system architecture, and code evaluation.

The role involves working with real-world software repositories, solving complex engineering tasks, reviewing AI-generated code, and contributing practical software-engineering expertise to improve AI systems.

Responsibilities

- Explore and understand unfamiliar software repositories.
- Develop, modify, debug, and test front-end and back-end components.
- Trace data and execution across APIs, services, libraries, databases, and dependencies.
- Reproduce issues and identify root causes.
- Implement solutions aligned with existing architecture and coding standards.
- Write unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests.
- Review AI-generated code for correctness, security, completeness, and maintainability.
- Translate software implementations between programming languages when required.

Required Qualifications

- Public or verifiable GitHub profile with meaningful open-source contributions.
- Solid professional software-engineering experience.
- Experience working with multiple programming languages.
- Ability to understand,



modify, and debug unfamiliar codebases.
- Demonstrated contributions through substantial repositories, pull requests, issues, or personally authored code.

Preferred Qualifications

- Proficiency in Python, Java, Rust, C++, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, C#, Ruby, or PHP.
- Experience maintaining or contributing to established open-source projects.
- Background in software architecture, code review, debugging, or AI-generated code evaluation.

Compensation & Engagement

- Compensation: $100–$150/hour
- Engagement Type: Contractor
- Work Arrangement: Fully remote
- Location: Global
- Expected Commitment: Approximately 15 hours/week
- Schedule: Flexible
- Compensation Model: Output-based, with minimum weekly submission requirements

Application Process

1. Submit your application with your resume and a public or verifiable GitHub profile.
2. Provide details of meaningful open-source repositories, pull requests, issues, or code contributions you have personally authored.
3. Complete the role-specific screening questions.
4. Complete an approximately 30-minute AI interview.
5. Complete the hiring manager review.
6. Complete onboarding and project-specific instructions if selected.
7. Begin contributing to software-engineering tasks, repository analysis, debugging, testing, and AI-generated code evaluation.

📌 Software Engineer – Open Source (Remote | $100–$150/hr) (India)
🏢 Synthires
📍 India