Software Workflow Specialist
Keystone Recruitment
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Job Description
Role Overview: Software Workflow Specialist
Keystone Recruitment's client is seeking experienced software development professionals to support a high-priority data collection initiative in collaboration with leading AI research labs. This fully remote role focuses on capturing real-world development and programming workflows to help AI systems better understand complex software interfaces, engineering tools, and multi-step technical processes. The work you contribute will directly support the training and evaluation of next-generation AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Record screen sessions demonstrating development and programming workflows with clear verbal narration explaining each step.
- Annotate screenshots of professional development software by drawing precise bounding boxes around relevant UI elements.
- Follow provided staging instructions to configure specific UI states prior to recording.
- Use custom capture tools to record workflows accurately and consistently.
- Adhere closely to task guidelines to ensure 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 ability 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
This is a fully remote, asynchronous independent contractor role with a flexible working schedule. Project duration may vary and can be extended, shortened, or concluded based on performance and project needs. The work primarily includes screen recording, UI annotation, and workflow documentation. Compensation is hourly, aligned with task scope and expertise, with weekly payments via Stripe or Wise. Applicants must be legally authorized to work as independent contractors in their country of residence. H1-B and STEM OPT candidates cannot be supported at this time.
About the Client (Mercor)
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier AI systems using real-world human expertise. Contributors collaborate with leading researchers and help shape the next generation of AI capabilities across software, engineering, and technical domains.
Key skills/competency
- Software Development
- Programming
- UI Annotation
- Screen Recording
- Data Collection
- Workflow Documentation
- Attention to Detail
- Technical Instructions
- Independent Work
- AI Research Support
How to Get Hired at Keystone Recruitment
- Research Mercor's mission: Study their AI training initiatives, research partnerships, and impact on frontier AI systems.
- Showcase workflow documentation: Highlight experience with screen recording, UI annotation, and meticulous workflow capture in your resume and portfolio.
- Detail tool proficiency: Emphasize hands-on expertise with Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Quartus, and VMware.
- Stress independent contractor skills: Demonstrate a track record of high attention to detail, adherence to precise instructions, and meeting deadlines autonomously.
- Prepare for practical assessments: Expect to complete tasks involving screen recording, UI annotation, and explaining technical processes.
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