Senior Go Engineer - AI Code Evaluation (Codex / Claude Code, up to $200/hr)

SENIOR AI INTERACTION EVALUATOR (CODEX / CLAUDE CODE)

Contract | $100–$200/hour | 10–20 hrs/week | Start ASAP (through early May)

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We’re looking for highly experienced software engineer (SR+) to help evaluate the quality of interactions with modern coding agents such as OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.

This is not a traditional engineering role.

You won’t be writing production code.

You’ll be evaluating something harder: whether the model thinks like a great engineer.

WHAT THIS ROLE ACTUALLY IS

You will assess how AI coding agents behave in real-world scenarios — focusing on:

• Whether the response makes sense

• Whether the preamble and reasoning are useful

• Whether the output reflects strong engineering judgment

• Whether the interaction feels right to an experienced developer

This role is about engineering taste — not syntax correctness.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Evaluate AI-generated coding interactions end-to-end

• Judge whether outputs are:

• Useful

• Correct (at a high level)

• Aligned with how a strong engineer would think

• Assess the quality of explanations and reasoning, not just code

• Distinguish between different levels of response quality (e.g. what makes something a 2 vs 4)

• Provide clear, opinionated feedback on:

• What worked

• What didn’t

• What felt “off” or misleading

• Help define what great looks like when interacting with tools like Cursor

WHAT WE MEAN BY “TASTE”

We’re specifically looking for engineers who can answer questions like:

• Does this feel like something a strong engineer would actually say?

• Is this explanation helpful, or just technically correct?

• Is the model guiding the user well, or just dumping output?

• Would this interaction build or erode trust?

You should be comfortable making subjective but rigorous judgments.

WHO YOU ARE

• Staff / Principal-level engineer (or equivalent experience)

• Strong background in one of the below:

• TypeScript / JavaScript

• Python

• Hands-on experience using:

• OpenAI Codex

• Claude Code

• Cursor

• Deep familiarity with modern AI-assisted dev workflows

• Able to evaluate code without needing to fully execute or deeply review every line

• Comfortable giving direct, opinionated feedback

• High bar for what “good engineering” looks like

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with tools like Cursor or similar AI-first IDEs

• Prior exposure to prompt design or evaluation workflows

• Experience mentoring senior engineers or defining engineering standards

ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

• Rate: $100–$200/hour

• Hours: ~10–20 hours/week

• Duration: Through early May (with possible extension)

• Start: ASAP

• Process:

• Take-home evaluation exercise

• One behavioral interview

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated coding interactions end-to-end
• Judge whether outputs are useful, correct at a high level, and aligned with how a strong engineer would think
• Assess the quality of explanations and reasoning, not just code
• Distinguish between different levels of response quality
• Provide clear, opinionated feedback on what worked, what didn't, and what felt off or misleading
• Help define what great looks like when interacting with tools like Cursor

Requirements

• Staff / Principal-level engineer (or equivalent experience)
• Strong background in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python
• Hands-on experience using OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor
• Deep familiarity with modern AI-assisted dev workflows
• Able to evaluate code without needing to fully execute or deeply review every line
• Comfortable giving direct, opinionated feedback
• High bar for what good engineering looks like

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tools like Cursor or similar AI-first IDEs
• Prior exposure to prompt design or evaluation workflows
• Experience mentoring senior engineers or defining engineering standards

• Rate: $100–$200/hour
• Hours: 10–20 hours/week
• Duration: Through early May (with possible extension)
• Start: ASAP