Software Developer — Get Paid to Build Your Own Project with an AI Coding Assistant

Software Developer — Build Your Own Project with an AI Coding Assistant About The Role What if you could get paid to work on the project you've been meaning to build — with a state-of-the-art AI coding assistant at your side, completely free of charge? We're looking for software developers in the Sydney area to bring their own projects and build them using an AI-powered coding assistant. You write real code on real projects you care about. We learn from your expert judgment on how the assistant performed. You keep full ownership of everything you build. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for developers who want to ship their own work — and get compensated for it. Organization: AlignerrType: Hourly ContractLocation: Fully RemoteCommitment: Flexible What You'll Do Bring a software project you personally own — a side project, a tool, an open-source library, or something you've been meaning to finishBuild features, fix bugs, refactor code, write docs, or do whatever your project needs — using an AI coding assistantAt each step, compare two versions of the assistant's response, choose the better one, and write a brief explanation of your reasoningWork in your own environment, on your own schedule, with your own tools Who You Are A developer with a software project you personally own, stored in a git repositoryComfortable working in the terminal and with git-based workflowsRunning macOS, Linux, or Windows with WSL2Able to write clear, honest evaluations — you'll explain your choices in a few sentencesSelf-motivated and reliable when working independentlyOpen-source maintainers are especially welcome What's Eligible Software projects that you personally and solely ownOpen-source projects with an approved licenseIf your project has other maintainers, mention it in your application — we'll confirm eligibility What's Not Eligible Work owned by an employer, client, university, company, or startupProjects under NDAAI model training or evaluation projects; ML infrastructureSecurity exploit toolingProjects that process other people's personal data Good to Know Before starting, you'll sign short contributor terms and we'll approve your projectTranscripts of your coding sessions are used to improve AI models and cannot be withdrawn after submission — this covers sessions only, not the rest of your codebaseYour ratings and written feedback become part of the project's deliverablesDuring sessions: no passwords, API keys, or other people's personal data — and you write your ratings yourself, without AI help Why You'll Love This Your project, your code — you keep full ownership of everything, including code the assistant writes for youFree AI tokens — your AI usage during sessions is fully covered, no subscription or API bill neededPaid to build what you'd build anyway — real compensation for real development work on your own projectFully remote and flexible — work from your own computer, on your own scheduleShape the future of AI-assisted coding — your expert judgment directly improves the next generation of developer toolsSpots are limited — the first cohort is small and starting soon