Software Expert, Development & Programming
Keystone Recruitment
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Job Description
Role Overview: Software Expert, Development & Programming
Keystone Recruitment's client is actively seeking experienced software development professionals for a high-priority data collection initiative. This project involves collaboration with leading AI research labs, focusing on capturing real-world development and programming workflows. The goal is to help AI systems better understand complex software interfaces, engineering tools, and multi-step technical processes, directly supporting the training and evaluation of next-generation AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Record screen sessions demonstrating development and programming workflows, providing clear verbal narration for each step.
- Annotate screenshots of professional development software by precisely outlining relevant UI elements.
- Follow provided staging instructions to configure specific UI states before recording.
- Utilize custom capture tools to record workflows accurately and consistently.
- Adhere strictly to task guidelines to ensure high data quality, consistency, and usability.
- Deliver outputs suitable for large-scale AI research and downstream model training.
Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with professional development and programming tools, including Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Quartus, and VMware.
- High attention to detail and ability to follow precise technical instructions.
- Comfortable working independently and meeting tight deadlines.
- Fluent English communication skills.
- Access to a physical Mac and willingness to create a fresh macOS user profile if required.
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data collection, annotation, or QA work.
- Experience recording or documenting development workflows.
- Comfort working with new tools and staged environments.
Engagement Details
- Fully remote, asynchronous independent contractor role.
- Flexible working schedule.
- Project duration may vary based on performance and project needs.
- Work includes screen recording, UI annotation, and workflow documentation.
- Hourly compensation aligned with task scope and expertise, with weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.
- Engagement is on an independent contractor basis; no access to confidential information.
- H1-B and STEM OPT candidates cannot be supported at this time.
Eligibility
Applicants must be legally authorized to work as independent contractors in their country of residence.
About the Client
Mercor, the client, partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier AI systems using real-world human expertise. Contributors collaborate with leading researchers to shape the next generation of AI capabilities across software, engineering, and technical domains.
Key skills/competency
- Software Development
- Programming Workflows
- UI Annotation
- Screen Recording
- Data Collection
- AI Training Data
- Technical Documentation
- Visual Studio Code
- Android Studio
- MacOS
How to Get Hired at Keystone Recruitment
- Research Keystone Recruitment's client, Mercor: Study their mission in AI training, values, and the impact of their data collection initiatives.
- Tailor your resume for data expertise: Highlight strong experience with development tools, meticulous data annotation, and technical documentation skills.
- Showcase programming workflow experience: Provide examples of recording, documenting, or debugging complex software development processes.
- Prepare for technical instruction interviews: Emphasize your ability to follow precise guidelines and attention to detail in technical tasks.
- Demonstrate independent work ethic: Discuss how you manage deadlines and work autonomously in a remote, asynchronous environment.
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