Software Expert (Scientific and Analytical)

Role Overview: Software Expert (Scientific and Analytical)

One of Keystone Recruitment's clients is spearheading a critical data collection initiative aimed at enhancing AI systems' comprehension of intricate software interfaces and real-world, multi-step professional workflows. This hourly contract role focuses on producing high-fidelity screen recordings and precise annotations, created by domain experts utilizing actual software environments. The generated data will be instrumental in training and advancing next-generation AI systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Record screen sessions, clearly demonstrating assigned software tasks with step-by-step verbal narration.
• Annotate screenshots by accurately drawing bounding boxes around pertinent UI elements.
• Execute detailed staging instructions to prepare specific software states before recording.
• Utilize a custom capture tool to ensure consistent, high-quality workflow recordings.
• Strictly adhere to task guidelines to maintain data accuracy, consistency, and usability.

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with strong working knowledge of one or more professional analytical or scientific software tools, including but not limited to:

• MATLAB
• Origin
• Stata
• EViews

Additionally, successful candidates will possess:

• Ability to follow precise technical instructions with meticulous attention to detail.
• Comfort working autonomously in a remote, asynchronous setting.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines while consistently delivering high-quality output.
• Access to a physical Mac and the capability to create a fresh macOS user profile if required.

Nice-to-Have

• Prior experience in data collection, annotation, or quality assurance.
• Experience in recording, documenting, or explaining professional workflows.
• Comfort working with new tools and staged or controlled environments.

What Success Looks Like

• Screen annotations are precise, consistent, and fully aligned with project guidelines.
• Screen recordings accurately reflect realistic, expert-level workflows.
• Tasks are completed efficiently without compromising quality.
• Collected data is scalable and directly usable for downstream AI research and development.

Engagement Details

• Fully remote, independent contractor position.
• Flexible scheduling, allowing work completion on your own time.
• Project timelines are task-phase dependent and may fluctuate.
• Projects are subject to extension, shortening, or early conclusion based on performance and business needs.

Compensation & Contract Terms

• Hourly compensation structured to align with task complexity and individual expertise.
• Payments are issued weekly via Stripe or Wise.
• Engagement is exclusively on an independent contractor basis.
• No access to confidential or proprietary information from any external employer, client, or institution.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work as independent contractors in their country of residence.
• This role does not offer visa sponsorship.

Application Process

• Submit your application directly through the platform.
• Qualified candidates will be contacted with subsequent steps.
• Selected candidates will receive onboarding instructions and task access.

Key skills/competency

• Scientific Software
• Data Annotation
• Screen Recording
• AI Data Collection
• MATLAB
• Origin
• Stata
• EViews
• Technical Documentation
• Independent Work