Software Engineers: Paid Interview on AI Evaluation Tasks at Terac (United States)
Terac· United States·
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Job description
What We're Researching
We're running a paid study on the quality and realism of coding environments designed to test AI agents. We are developing a comprehensive suite of programming tasks and evaluation harnesses to measure AI performance accurately. Your feedback directly shapes how these agents are benchmarked against real-world engineering standards. How It Works During this remote session, you will review several programming tasks and their corresponding evaluation harnesses. You will assess the technical accuracy, complexity, and realism of each coding challenge. We will ask you to walk through the logic of the evaluation environments and identify any potential flaws. Finally, you will provide feedback on how these environments compare to standard industry practices. Who This Is For We are looking for software engineers who have hands-on experience building, reviewing, or testing realistic programming tasks. We welcome full-stack developers, backend engineers, test automation engineers, and systems architects who are familiar with evaluation harnesses. Ideal candidates understand what makes a coding challenge robust, verifiable, and technically sound.
What You'll Do
- Review and assess the quality of realistic programming tasks
- Evaluate coding environments and technical harnesses for AI testing
- Walk us through potential flaws in the provided code structures
- Provide feedback on the difficulty and realism of the challenges
Who Should Apply
- Professional experience as a software engineer or developer
- Familiarity with building or verifying programming tasks
- Experience with code review and evaluation harnesses
- Comfortable discussing technical architecture and testing methodologies
Compensation
$75 per hour
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About Terac
Terac is building the world's largest pool of vetted human experts for AI. Researchers, AI labs, and product teams use Terac to recruit, screen, and pay study participants across industries, languages, and skill sets.
Learn more at terac.com or on YouTube at @jointerac.
Why work at Terac
- Ground-Floor Opportunity: As a seed-stage company founded in 2025, early employees will have significant ownership and influence over the product and company culture.
- Mission-Driven Work: The company is tackling a "generational shift" in how labor is allocated, offering a compelling narrative for those interested in the future of AI and work.
- Culture & Team: Described as a "tight-knit crew in San Francisco that moves fast, sweats the details, and likes being around each other." The team includes engineers, operators, and storytellers.
- Unique Hiring Process: Features a paid, week-long work trial to ensure a mutual fit, with full transparency on company metrics (revenue, runway, growth) before an offer is accepted.
- Compensation & Benefits: Offers meaningful salary, early-stage equity, comprehensive health/dental/vision coverage, daily meals, relocation support, and team offsites.
- Work Policy: Remote-friendly with hubs in San Francisco, Lisbon, and São Paulo. Many roles are listed as San Francisco-based or hybrid.