Software Developer (AI)

Location: Fully remote, for developers in the Lisbon area

Company

hirify.global runs a contract program where developers build their own software projects with an AI coding assistant and provide evaluations that help improve AI models.

What you will do

• Develop a personally owned side project, tool, open-source library, or other eligible software project.
• Build features, fix bugs, refactor code, and write documentation using an AI coding assistant.
• Compare two versions of the assistant's response and explain which is better.
• Work in your own development environment, using your own tools and schedule.

Requirements

• Be based in the Lisbon area.
• Personally and solely own a software project stored in a git repository.
• Be comfortable with the terminal and git-based workflows.
• Use macOS, Linux, or Windows with WSL2.
• Write clear, honest evaluations and work reliably independently.
• Do not submit employer-, client-, university-, company-, or startup-owned projects, projects under NDA, AI training or evaluation projects, ML infrastructure, security exploit tooling, or projects processing other people's personal data.

Nice to have

• Experience maintaining open-source projects with an approved license.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote and flexible work from a personal computer.
• Hourly contract with weekly payouts.
• AI usage during sessions is covered, with no subscription or API bill.
• Full ownership of the project and code is retained.
• Contributor terms must be signed and the project must be approved before starting.
• Coding session transcripts and written evaluations become deliverables used to improve AI models.

Hiring process

• Complete a quick screening process.
• Submit the project for eligibility approval before beginning.