Competitive Coder

• Job Title: Competitive Coder
• Job Type: Contractor (15hrs+ a week)
• Location: Remote

About the hiring company:

Our client is a rapidly growing, venture-backed AI company helping shape the next generation of intelligent systems. By combining world-class human expertise with advanced machine learning workflows, they enable leading AI organizations to build, evaluate, and improve cutting-edge models used across a wide range of industries.

The company works with highly accomplished professionals in fields such as software engineering, finance, healthcare, legal, operations, research, and other specialized domains. These experts contribute directly to the development of advanced AI systems by providing real-world knowledge, evaluations, feedback, and domain-specific judgment that help models reason more accurately and perform more effectively.

Leveraging a proprietary AI-driven talent assessment and matching platform, the organization identifies exceptional professionals globally and connects them with high-impact projects at the forefront of artificial intelligence.

Backed by more than $40 million in funding and supported by a rapidly expanding international network of experts, the company is building critical human intelligence infrastructure for the AI economy and creating meaningful opportunities for professionals to apply their expertise in entirely new ways.

Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Design and implement checkers for competitive programming problems with multiple valid outputs, ensuring accuracy and robustness.
2. Evaluate and validate participant submissions against complex problem statements sourced from platforms like Codeforces.
3. Collaborate with the customer's team to fine-tune problem requirements and clarify ambiguous scenarios.
4. Develop clear, maintainable code in C++ to assess diverse outputs and edge cases efficiently.
5. Document checker logic and communicate intricacies or edge cases in both written and verbal form.
6. Provide feedback to problem setters and reviewers on potential improvements to test cases and checkers.
7. Stay updated with evolving competitive programming standards and incorporate best practices into checker development.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

1. Expertise in competitive programming and coding problem analysis.
2. Advanced proficiency in C++ for implementing robust checker solutions.
3. Strong analytical abilities to interpret complex problem constraints and multiple solution paths.
4. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate technical details clearly.
5. Meticulous attention to detail in code validation and output consistency.
6. Experience working independently in a remote, collaborative environment.
7. Commitment to producing high-quality, well-documented code under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Prior experience as a problem setter, tester, or checker on major competitive programming platforms.