Software Expert

Role Overview: Software Expert

North Star Staffing is seeking experienced Software Experts to support a critical data collection initiative for leading AI research labs. This fully remote, independent contractor role focuses on capturing real-world development and programming workflows to advance AI systems' understanding of complex software interfaces, engineering tools, and multi-step technical processes. Your contributions will directly aid in 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 drawing precise bounding boxes around 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 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

• 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.

Compensation & Contract Terms

• Hourly compensation aligned with task scope and expertise.
• Payments issued weekly via Stripe or Wise.
• Engagement is on an independent contractor basis.
• No access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• 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.

Key skills/competency

• Software Development
• Programming
• UI Annotation
• Screen Recording
• Workflow Documentation
• Visual Studio Code
• Android Studio
• macOS
• Attention to Detail
• Independent Work