SWE Bench – Data Engineer/Data Scientist
Turing • Remote, Canada, France, Germany, Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Ghana
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate (by country)
$12–$30/hr
Listed
121d ago
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What We Know About This Role
- Interview
- Required i As stated in the listing: “Duration of Contract: 3 months (adjustable based on engagement)”
- Weekly hours
- 20 hrs/week
- Timezone overlap
- Partial overlap with US Pacific time required
- Contract length
- 12 weeks
About this Role
From the Turing listing
About Turing
Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L
Role Overview
We are looking for experienced Software Engineers (SWE Bench – Data Engineer / Data Science) to contribute to benchmark-driven evaluation projects focused on real-world data engineering and data science workflows. This role involves hands-on work with production-like datasets, data pipelines, and data science tasks to help evaluate and improve the performance of advanced AI systems.
The ideal candidate has strong foundations in data engineering and data science, with the ability to work across data preparation, analysis, and model-related workflows in real-world codebases.
What does day-to-day life look like?
Work with structured and unstructured datasets to support SWE Bench-style evaluation tasks. Design, build, and validate data pipelines used in benchmarking and evaluation workflows. Perform data processing, analysis, feature preparation, and validation for data science use cases. Write, run, and modify Python code to process data and support experiments locally. Evaluate data quality, transformations, and outputs for correctness and reproducibility. Create clean, well-documented, and reusable data workflows suitable for benchmarking. Participate in code reviews to ensure high standards of code quality and maintainability. Collaborate with researchers and engineers to design challenging, real-world data engineering and data science tasks for AI systems.
Requirements
Minimum 3+ years of overall experience as a Data Engineer, Data Scientist, or Software Engineer (data-focused). Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering and data science workflows. Demonstrable experience with data processing, analysis, and model-related workflows. Solid understanding of machine learning and data science fundamentals. Experience working with structured and unstructured data. Ability to understand, navigate, and modify complex, real-world codebases. Experience writing readable, reusable, maintainable, and well-documented code. Strong problem-solving skills, including experience with algorithmic or data-intensive problems. Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.
Perks of Freelancing With Turing
Work in a fully remote environment. Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
Offer Details
Commitments Required: At least 4 hours per day and minimum 20 hours per week with overlap of 4 hours with PST. Engagement Type: Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave) Duration of Contract: 3 months (adjustable based on engagement) Location: India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Bangladesh, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico
Evaluation Process
Technical Interview with live coding challege (60 mins)
Requirements
- Data Engineering
- Data Science
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, Canada
What to Expect
Looking at Turing Software Engineering listings we've tracked, contracts in this domain typically run about 9.8 weeks. Actual length varies by project, but this gives you a realistic baseline going in. This listing's 12-week contract is longer than the typical 9.8-week Turing Software Engineering engagement.
Based on 50 extracted Turing Software Engineering listings.
Eligible Languages
Fluent proficiency in English
Why This Role
Work from anywhere, at any time. This fully remote SWE Bench – Data Engineer/Data Scientist position ($21/hr) breaks down geographic barriers, allowing you to earn US-competitive rates regardless of your local market. It is a perfect stepping stone for building a career in the Software Engineering ecosystem.
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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.
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How and when does Turing pay contractors?
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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 Software Engineering work look like for a SWE Bench – Data Engineer/Data Scientist?
Tasks here are scoped to Software Engineering, not generic labeling. As a SWE Bench – Data Engineer/Data Scientist, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Software Engineering) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Software Engineering 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 20 hours per week, over roughly a 12-week contract. Treat this as a real commitment expectation, not a loose estimate.
Do I need to be fluent in English?
Yes. This role specifically requires English proficiency. You will likely be evaluated on written fluency during the assessment, not just conversational level. If English is not your first language or you are not professionally fluent, this is not the right role. Filter for your native language to find better-matched listings.
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Can I apply from outside Canada, France, Germany and 10 other countries?
This specific role is restricted to Canada, France, Germany, Bangladesh, Brazil, 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. Technical Interview with live coding challege (60 mins)