Automation Test Engineer
Turing • Remote, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Ghana
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate (by country)
$12–$30/hr
Listed
55d ago
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What We Know About This Role
- Interview
- Required i As stated in the listing: “Duration of contract : 2 months; [expected start date is next week]”
- Weekly hours
- 40 hrs/week
- Timezone overlap
- Partial overlap with US Pacific time required
- Contract length
- 8 weeks
About this Role
From the Turing listing
About Turing:
Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems.
Turing helps customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies. About the Role Testers verify that each task's automated test suite works correctly. You run the reference solution inside a Docker container and confirm it scores 1.0 against the verifier. If it doesn't pass, you diagnose the failure, determine whether the issue lies in the solution, the verifier, or the environment, and escalate accordingly. Testers are the last checkpoint before a task is marked ready to ship. What You Will Do Execute reference solutions inside Docker containers and capture the output Run the pytest-based test suite against the solution output Diagnose failures: distinguish between a broken solution, a misconfigured verifier, an environment issue, or a task design flaw Report failures clearly to the Pod Lead or Annotator with enough detail to reproduce the issue Track test results in the shared tracker and flag tasks that are consistently failing or require environment changes Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field 5+ years in software QA, DevOps, backend development, or automated testing Comfortable working in a Linux command-line environment Hands-on experience with Docker (building images, running containers, reading logs) Ability to read and understand Python code and basic pytest output Systematic debugging mindset:
Ability to isolate whether a failure is in the code, the config, or the environment Nice to Have: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerised test environments Experience with domain-specific libraries (e.g., pandas, openpyxl, pdfplumber, librosa, astropy) depending on batch assignment Understanding of how LLM evaluation pipelines work
Offer Details:
Commitments Required: 40 hours per week with overlap 4 hours with PST Engagement type : Contractor assignment(no medical/paid leave) Duration of contract : 2 months; [expected start date is next week] Location : India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Bangladesh, Turkey, Mexico
Evaluation Process (approximately 60 mins) :
1 round of interviews (Round 1 - 60 min technical )
Requirements
- QA
- Automation Testing
- DevOps
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, Bangladesh
What to Expect
Looking at Turing STEM listings we've tracked, contracts in this domain typically run about 9.2 weeks. Actual length varies by project, but this gives you a realistic baseline going in. This listing's 8-week contract is shorter than the typical 9.2-week Turing STEM engagement.
Based on 19 extracted Turing STEM listings.
Why This Role
Geography stops mattering here. This remote Automation Test Engineer opportunity pays $21/hr regardless of where you're based, making it a solid entry point into STEM work without needing to relocate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a software engineer to work for Turing?
No, not anymore. Turing built its name matching senior engineers with Silicon Valley companies, but it has since expanded into AGI infrastructure work and now hires non-engineering domain experts, technical writers, and researchers for post-training data annotation and RLHF. A strong analytical background and excellent English matter more than coding ability.
How does Turing's talent matching work?
Turing calls it the Intelligent Talent Cloud. You build a profile and go through vetting (automated tests, an AI-powered interview, practical skill assessments), and once vetted, Turing's algorithm surfaces your profile directly to partner companies like Fortune 500s and top AI labs. You don't browse listings or bid on work; matches come to you.
How and when does Turing pay contractors?
Monthly, in USD, via Deel, Payoneer, or direct bank transfer. You're engaged as an independent contractor responsible for your own local taxes. Plan your cash flow around a monthly cycle if you're used to weekly payouts elsewhere.
What does task-based AI training work actually look like?
Practical, hands-on data work: recording short videos, categorizing images, rating text responses, or analyzing data. Tasks are designed to be short and distinct, typically 5 to 60 minutes each.
What does asynchronous AI training work mean in practice?
No set hours, no check-ins, no meetings. You log in when you want, pick up an available task, complete it, and submit; nobody is waiting on you in real time. That's different from remote employment, where you're expected online during business hours. The tradeoff: you're competing with others for available tasks, so an empty queue means there's simply nothing to do until more work is released.
What does STEM work look like for a Automation Test Engineer?
Tasks here are scoped to STEM, not generic labeling. As a Automation Test Engineer, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to STEM) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on STEM background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
How many hours per week does this role require?
Based on the listing, this role is scoped at about 40 hours per week, over roughly a 8-week contract. Treat this as a real commitment expectation, not a loose estimate.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
You'll be taken to Turing's external site to complete your application there. This listing links through a referral, but the process is identical to applying directly; the link just routes you correctly. Create an account on their site and follow their onboarding steps.
Can I apply from outside Bangladesh, Egypt, India and 6 other countries?
This specific role is restricted to Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Ghana. If you are outside these locations, applying is unlikely to result in an offer even if you pass the assessment. Check the full job description for any VPN or tax-residency caveats.
Is there an interview?
Yes. 1 round of interviews (Round 1 - 60 min technical )