Software Engineer - Python | Remote

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Python for a contractor assignment. The role involves evaluating GitHub issues, configuring development environments, and collaborating with researchers to enhance AI model training datasets.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and analyze GitHub issues across widely used open-source repositories
• Set up and configure development environments for repositories, including Docker setup
• Modify and run codebases locally to evaluate LLM performance in debugging and bug-fixing scenarios
• Evaluate unit test coverage and assess the quality of existing tests
• Work with real-world Python repositories to identify engineering tasks suitable for LLM evaluation
• Collaborate with researchers to expand datasets used for training and evaluating AI models
• Identify repositories and issues that present challenging real-world scenarios for LLMs
• Support the creation of realistic software engineering tasks based on repository histories

Requirements:

• Strong experience in software development
• Strong experience with Python programming
• Proficiency in Git, Docker, and development environment setup
• Experience working with well-maintained public GitHub repositories
• Ability to understand, modify, and test complex codebases
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written English and ability to document findings clearly
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment
• Desktop or laptop with a stable internet connection
• Experience contributing to open-source projects
• Exposure to LLM evaluation, AI research, or machine learning projects
• Experience with developer tools, automation agents, or CI/CD pipelines