Bash/PowerShell Engineer - AI Training
Braintrust
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Bash/PowerShell Engineer - AI Training
Compensation for this role is competitive and varies based on factors such as location, education level, and prior experience.
As a remote, hourly paid Bash/PowerShell Engineer, you will play a crucial role in reviewing AI-generated responses and creating high-quality, automation-focused content. Your responsibilities will include evaluating the reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving behind scripts and troubleshooting workflows. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt, while also identifying errors in logic, safety, or portability. A key part of your work will be to fact-check technical details, write expert-level explanations, and develop model solutions that demonstrate correct scripting patterns. Furthermore, you will rate and compare multiple AI responses based on their correctness and reasoning quality. This contract role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and a subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, providing AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation model labs, directly helping to improve premier AI models.
Your Profile
- Expert-level proficiency in Bash and/or PowerShell scripting.
- 2–3+ years of hands-on experience in at least one of Bash or PowerShell.
- Strong experience writing, debugging, and maintaining shell or object-based automation scripts.
- Ability to evaluate scripts for correctness, readability, safety, performance, and portability across environments.
- Professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, IT automation, or infrastructure-focused roles.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical field.
- Significant experience using large language models (LLMs) while coding, troubleshooting, and reviewing scripts.
- Excellent English writing skills with the ability to document and explain complex automation clearly.
Highly preferred: For Bash, strong comfort with awk, sed, and grep; for PowerShell, experience with PowerShell Core, DSC, and Azure PowerShell modules.
Preferred: Merged PRs in CLI, DevOps, or infrastructure-related open-source projects; familiarity with CI pipelines, automation workflows, or cloud scripting; previous AI data training or model evaluation work strongly preferred and Minimum C1 English proficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts in various topics and responses to guide AI learning, ensuring the models reflect a comprehensive understanding of diverse subjects.
- Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance the model's accuracy, fluency, and contextual relevance.
- Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for potential inaccuracies or biases, validating their reliability across use cases.
Key Skills/Competency
- Bash Scripting
- PowerShell Scripting
- AI Training Data
- Automation Workflows
- Debugging
- Technical Writing
- LLMs
- DevOps
- Cloud Scripting
- Problem Solving
How to Get Hired at Braintrust
- Research Braintrust & SME Careers: Study their mission, values, and the impact of AI data services on LinkedIn and SuperAnnotate's presence.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight expert-level Bash/PowerShell proficiency, automation experience, and any previous AI interaction relevant to the Bash/PowerShell Engineer - AI Training role.
- Showcase scripting expertise: Prepare examples of complex scripts you've written, debugged, or maintained, emphasizing correctness, readability, and safety.
- Demonstrate AI model experience: Be ready to discuss your experience using LLMs for coding, troubleshooting, or script review, which is key for the Bash/PowerShell Engineer - AI Training position.
- Prepare for technical and behavioral interviews: Expect questions on shell scripting best practices, automation challenges, and how you ensure technical accuracy and clear communication.
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