Backend Security Engineer
$30-100
Micro1 • Master's • 13d ago
Remote Backend Engineering AI Trainer Jobs
Backend systems are critical for AI companies. These roles involve evaluating API design, assessing database schemas, reviewing concurrency patterns, and testing scalability logic. You will help AI understand distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture. Ideal for backend engineers with experience in Node.js, Go, Python, or Java. Compensation: $79-$103/hr.
18 open jobs
- Typical pay
- $85/hr
- Most roles pay
- $79 to $103/hr
- Based on
- 11 posted rates
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- October 4, 2026
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Meridial • 54d ago
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SWE Infrastructure Specialist (Java) – Freelance AI Trainer Project
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Meridial • 54d ago
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Database & Network Specialist - AI Trainer Project- Freelance AI Trainer Project
$6-70
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Meridial • 54d ago
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Backend Engineering Specialist - Freelance AI Trainer Project
$8-70
/hr
Meridial • 54d ago
Software Engineering AI Training
Senior Backend Engineer (Python/FastAPI) – AI Evaluation (US-based)
$30-70
/hr · estimate
Turing • Master's • 160d ago
Accountant II - Infrastructure Finance
$35-45
/hr
Mercor • Bachelor's • 216d ago
Accounting AI Training
MCP & Tools Python Developer - Agent Evaluation Infrastructure
$70-90
/hr
Mindrift • 271d ago
Software Engineering AI Training
Director of Infrastructure Engineering
$350k–500k
per year
Micro1 Full-Time • 59d ago
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Senior Database Reliability Engineer
$220k–260k
per year
Micro1 Full-Time • Master's • 33d ago
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What to Expect
Backend roles are language-agnostic and broad in scope. A single work session might include a Python FastAPI endpoint, a Node.js Express middleware chain, and a PostgreSQL query plan to review. You'll evaluate API design decisions (REST vs. GraphQL, pagination strategies, versioning approaches), database schema choices (normalization, index selection, query optimization), caching strategies (Redis, in-memory, CDN), and message queue implementations (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS). Tasks are independent and self-contained, so you can work in your strongest language each session. Infrastructure tasks (Dockerfile quality, Kubernetes manifests, Terraform configurations) appear in this category too.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What backend languages do I need to know?
Common: Node.js, Python (Django/FastAPI), Java, or Go. You don't need to know all, platforms let you filter by language. However, knowing multiple increases opportunity volume.
What is database design evaluation?
You'll assess schema normalization, indexing strategy, query optimization, and scalability. Tasks include spotting N+1 problems, evaluating ACID compliance, and reviewing NoSQL vs relational trade-offs.
How much backend experience do I need?
Typically 2+ years professional backend development. You need to understand API design, databases, caching, message queues, and distributed systems concepts. Bootcamp grads with 2+ years experience may qualify.
Do I need DevOps/infrastructure knowledge?
Helpful but not always required. Some roles evaluate Docker or Kubernetes setups, but most focus on code logic. DevOps experience widens the set of tasks you qualify for.
How many Backend Development AI training jobs are open right now?
This page is showing 22 listings, sourced from 7 platforms: Mercor (6), Micro1 (5), Meridial (4), Turing (4) and innodata (1). The most recent one was picked up today. The count moves as platforms post and close roles, so treat it as a snapshot of today rather than a fixed figure.
What do Backend Development AI training jobs pay?
Most sit between $79 and $103 an hour, with a median of $85, measured across the 15 listings on this page that quote an hourly rate. The highest rate currently posted here is $180 an hour. These are the figures the platforms published, not our estimates, and the rate you are offered depends on how you do in that platform's assessment.
Are Backend Development roles paid hourly or per task?
Both appear here. 2 listings pay per task or per project rather than by the hour, and the rest quote an hourly rate. Per-task work suits people who are fast and accurate, since your effective hourly rate depends on how long each unit takes you.
Which platforms hire for Backend Development work?
Mercor (6), Micro1 (5), Meridial (4), Turing (4) and innodata (1). No single one dominates this category, so it is worth holding accounts on more than one. Most contracts allow you to work through several platforms at the same time.
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