About The Role
What if your C++ expertise could directly shape the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI? We're looking for a seasoned C++ engineer to build and optimize the high-performance data pipelines, annotation tooling, and evaluation systems that leading AI labs depend on every day.
This is a fully remote contract role with meaningful, technically challenging work — not maintenance tickets and legacy refactors. You'll be working on real production systems at the frontier of AI development, collaborating with research and engineering teams who care deeply about correctness, performance, and scale.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
Design, build, and optimize high-performance C++ systems supporting large-scale AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
Develop full-stack tooling and backend services for data annotation, validation, and quality control
Implement efficient binary serialization formats and zero-copy data exchange protocols for high-speed pipelines
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, edge cases, and reliability issues across complex C++ codebases
Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflows
Participate in synchronous design reviews to iterate on system architecture and implementation decisions
Who You Are
3–5+ years of professional experience writing production-grade C++
Strong systems programming background with full-stack development experience
Expert-level knowledge of efficient binary serialization formats
Hands-on experience implementing zero-copy data exchange protocols in high-throughput environments
Native or fluent English speaker with clear written and verbal communication skills
Self-directed and reliable — able to commit 20–40 hours per week and deliver quality work independently
Nice to Have
Prior experience with data annotation pipelines, data quality systems, or model evaluation infrastructure
Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking
Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling at scale
Why Join Us
Work directly with leading AI research labs on systems that matter
Fully remote and flexible — structure your week around your best work
Freelance autonomy with the depth and consistency of long-term, high-impact projects
Build infrastructure that sits at the frontier of AI development — not toy problems
Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch