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Pay

Below typicalTops out at $60/hr. The typical top rate across 237 priced coding listings is $90/hr.

Getting in

Hard to get in~1–2 hours of assessments. Valid government photo ID.

Steady work

Work is patchyFeast-or-famine project volume.

Payout record

Some delaysSchedule: weekly, by Friday for the prior Monday–Sunday. Paid via Stripe or PayPal (depends on country).

Freshness

FreshPosted 3d ago. Still listed on Alignerr on Nov 6, 2026.

Where you live

Not statedThe listing names no country.

The job description

About the Role

We're partnering with the world's leading AI research teams to build the next generation of intelligent security systems — and we need practitioners who've seen real threats up close.

If you've spent time in the trenches of network security, endpoint defense, or infrastructure protection, this is your opportunity to put that expertise to work at the frontier of AI. You'll analyze real-world security scenarios, classify incidents, and help shape how AI models understand and reason about cybersecurity.

What You'll Do

Analyze network, endpoint, and email security scenarios across modern enterprise environments
Review firewall, EDR, and infrastructure security cases to determine what went wrong and why
Classify incidents, misconfigurations, and control failures based on real operational data
Create, label, and validate security datasets used to train and evaluate AI models
Clearly articulate root causes, attacker techniques, and business impact in structured formats
Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments

Who You Are

2+ years of hands-on experience in network, infrastructure, or endpoint security
Solid working knowledge of firewalls, EDR platforms, email security, IAM, and SIEMs
Strong understanding of how real enterprises deploy and operate security controls
Able to explain complex security issues clearly — to both technical and non-technical audiences
Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable working without close supervision

Nice to Have

Experience with threat hunting, incident response, or red/blue team operations
Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or CIS Controls
Background in security engineering, SOC analysis, or infrastructure architecture
Prior experience contributing to AI, data labeling, or security research projects

Why Join Us

Work directly on frontier AI systems with leading research labs
Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule
Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work
Apply real-world security expertise to a cutting-edge AI domain
Potential for ongoing work and contract extension

How do you apply to Alignerr?

Apply on Alignerr

The Apply button opens this post on Alignerr's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 1–2 hours of assessments.

Get through screening

What Alignerr asks for after you apply:

Take the TestGorilla skills assessment (usually one attempt per role)
Verify your identity with Persona
Join the Alignerr Slack community
Set up payouts once you are assigned to a project

Start work and get paid

Pay schedule: weekly, by Friday for the prior Monday–Sunday. Paid via Stripe or PayPal (depends on country). You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.

Alignerr also needs

Valid government photo ID
Degree or professional experience for expert roles
Webcam for proctored assessments on some roles

Red flags

Red flagLong gaps with no project after passing
Red flagWorker reports of delayed or withheld payments on Glassdoor

What is Alignerr like to work for?

Labelbox's contractor network, which hires generalists and domain experts to label data and write and grade AI training tasks.

Advertised pay	$15–150/hr
Getting in	Hard to get in
Application takes	~1–2 hours of assessments
How you get paid	Weekly, by Friday for the prior Monday–Sunday, via Stripe or PayPal (depends on country)
Payout record	Some delays
Countries	Accepts most countries but blocks signups from about two dozen; posts India-specific roles such as Hindi, Telugu and Indian-English language and cultural review work.

Generalist and bilingual work is around $15–20/hr, coding QA $30–40/hr, and senior software, advanced math, medical and law roles $70–150/hr; some projects pay per approved task.