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R - Programming Software Engineer

California, United StatesRemoteContractPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

This is a remote, contract role for an R Programming Software Engineer focused on data analysis and AI training data services. The engineer will review and generate R-based content, evaluate AI responses for accuracy and reasoning quality, and ensure model integrity. Key responsibilities include creating prompts, optimizing AI performance, and testing models for biases. The role requires 2+ years of R experience, strong statistical knowledge, proficiency in R ecosystems like tidyverse, and experience with LLMs for coding and analysis. A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and excellent English writing skills are necessary.

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Role Description
As a remote, hourly paid R Engineer, you will review AI-generated responses and generate high-quality R and data-analysis-focused content, evaluating the reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving behind each solution. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in statistical methodology or data-wrangling workflows; fact-check analytical results; write expert-level explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct use of R; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. This contract role is with, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of that provides AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation model labs, directly helping to improve the world’s premier AI models.
Your Profile

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience using R for data analysis, statistics, or data science work.
  • Strong proficiency in R programming, including data wrangling, functional programming patterns, and writing reusable functions or packages.
  • Solid grounding in applied statistics, including regression, inference, and model validation, with practical experience implementing these methods in R.
  • Experience building end-to-end analyses in R that include data cleaning, exploratory analysis, modeling, and visualization.
  • Familiarity with common R ecosystems such as tidyverse, data.table, and ggplot2, and the ability to choose appropriate tools for a given task.
  • Professional experience in a data-focused role such as data scientist, statistician, quantitative analyst, or similar.
  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a closely related quantitative field.
  • Significant experience using large language models (LLMs) to assist with coding, analysis design, and code review in R.
  • Excellent English writing skills with the ability to document analyses and explain complex statistical ideas clearly to non-experts.
  • Previous experience with AI data training or model evaluation is strongly preferred, and Minimum C1 English proficiency is required.

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.
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