Remote Python/Docker Engineer

Role Overview

Turing is staffing a frontier AI data initiative building the infrastructure and training data used to develop and evaluate AI agents. This is an urgent, 4-week contract engagement for a Remote Python/Docker Engineer. You will be assigned to either the connectors track, building backend applications that replicate SaaS tools, or the tasks track, mining data and authoring realistic tasks for AI development.

Responsibilities

• Use AI coding agents throughout development, QA, and validation.
• Participate in onboarding, calibration, and quality reviews to deliver to the quality bar.
• Connectors track: Build Python backend applications that replicate existing SaaS tools like Slack, Linear, Jira, Notion, and Gmail; test, validate, and extend connectors.
• Task track: Mine data and workflows to identify candidates for long-horizon task development and author realistic tasks; verify quality through structured QA and write evaluation rubrics.

Requirements

• 3+ years of backend development experience with strong Python (FastAPI, Flask, or Django).
• Proficiency with Git, Docker, and pipeline basics.
• Solid testing and code-quality practices.
• Experience building scalable backends, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Daily use of AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot.

Skills

• Python
• Docker
• FastAPI
• Git
• REST APIs