Video /ImageAnnotator
Turing • Remote
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate (by country)
$25–$55/hr
Listed
13d ago
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What We Know About This Role
- Interview
- Required i As stated in the listing: “Duration of contract : 1 month; [expected start date is next week]”
- Weekly hours
- 20–40 hrs/week
- Timezone overlap
- Partial overlap with US Pacific time required
- Contract length
- 4 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.
Role Overview:
We are actively seeking talented developers proficient Java Engineer. The engineer will be working together on the definition, design, and delivery of new features with cross-functional teams. The company is developing the next generation of dialog agents, which will have a wide range of uses in areas including education, entertainment, and general question-answering. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who are keen to learn in a fast-paced setting.
What does day-to-day look like:
Design, develop, and maintain efficient, high-quality code to train and optimize AI models. Conduct evaluations (Evals) to benchmark model performance and analyze results for continuous improvement. Evaluate and rank AI model responses to user queries across diverse domains, ensuring alignment with predefined criteria. Develop comprehensive explanations and rationales for evaluations, showcasing excellent reasoning and technical expertise. Lead efforts in Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), including creating and maintaining high-quality, task-specific datasets. Collaborate with researchers and annotators to execute Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF) and refine reward models. Design innovative evaluation strategies and processes to improve the model's alignment with user needs and ethical guidelines. Create and refine optimal responses to improve AI performance, emphasizing clarity, relevance, and technical accuracy. Conduct thorough peer reviews of code and documentation, providing constructive feedback and identifying areas for improvement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve model performance and contribute to product enhancements. Continuously explore and integrate new tools, techniques, and methodologies to enhance AI training processes.
Required Skills: Train LLM models with high-quality, stable, and scalable back-end components using the newest coding best practices in a variety of languages and frameworks. Participate in code reviews to ensure that the standards for code quality are met Demonstrate your proficiency with your language of choice, while covering all bases Provide clear, clean, well-organized, correct, and clearly annotated/classifiable code in the responses Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience) Demonstrable experience with developing web apps using modular development and scalable architectures as well as a strong focus on code readability and security/stability (i.e. testing) Proficiency with Java's syntax and conventions Nice to have some prior software Quality Assurance and Test Planning experience 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. (We have 3 options of time commitment: 20 hrs/week, 30 hrs/week or 40 hrs/week) Engagement type : Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave) Duration of contract : 1 month; [expected start date is next week]
Evaluation Process (approximately 75 mins) :
Two rounds of interviews (60 min technical + 15 min cultural &, offer discussion)
Requirements
- Java
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
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 4-week contract is shorter 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
No office, no fixed hours, no relocation. This Video /ImageAnnotator role pays $40/hr fully remote, giving you access to Software Engineering work that would otherwise be limited to a handful of major cities.
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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 Software Engineering work look like for a Video /ImageAnnotator?
Tasks here are scoped to Software Engineering, not generic labeling. As a Video /ImageAnnotator, 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 20–40 hours per week, over roughly a 4-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.
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.
Is there an interview?
Yes. Two rounds of interviews (60 min technical + 15 min cultural &, offer discussion)