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[Remote] Problem Design Engineer

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-11-24

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Idler is a company focused on refining coding problems drawn from real engineering. They are seeking a Problem Design Engineer to trace the intent behind code changes and express that clearly in natural language.


Responsibilities

  • Read unfamiliar repos and understand the intention behind commits
  • Review and refine problem statements until they’re clear and accurate
  • Adjust unit tests to keep problems fair and solvable
  • Provide brief, consistent updates on progress and blockers

Skills

  • 1–2 years of software engineering experience
  • Fluent English; strong writing is a must
  • Responsive, independent, and attentive to detail
  • 0–25 hours per week, flexible

Company Overview

  • Idler builds reinforcement learning environments that teach AI models to code at expert human levels. It was founded in 2025, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://idler.ai/.

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