Software Developer – Get Paid to Build Your Own Project with an AI Coding Assistant
$60–100/hr
Remote coding contract with Alignerr, $60–100/hr, open to people in United States. Posted Oct 27.
$60–100/hr
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- Pay
- About typicalTops out at $100/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
- RecentPosted 10d ago. Still listed on Alignerr on Nov 6, 2026.
- Where you live
- Named countries onlyOpen in United States.
The job description
About the Role
What if you could get paid to work on the project you've been meaning to build — with a state-of-the-art AI coding assistant at your side, completely free of charge?
We're looking for software developers to bring their own projects and build them using an AI-powered coding assistant. You write real code on real projects you care about. We learn from your expert judgment on how the assistant performed. You keep full ownership of everything you build.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for developers who want to ship their own work — and get compensated for it.
What You'll Do
- Bring a software project you personally own — a side project, a tool, an open-source library, or something you've been meaning to finish
- Build features, fix bugs, refactor code, write docs, or do whatever your project needs — using an AI coding assistant
- At each step, compare two versions of the assistant's response, choose the better one, and write a brief explanation of your reasoning
- Work in your own environment, on your own schedule, with your own tools
Who You Are
- A developer with a software project you personally own, stored in a git repository
- Comfortable working in the terminal and with git-based workflows
- Running macOS, Linux, or Windows with WSL2
- Able to write clear, honest evaluations — you'll explain your choices in a few sentences
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
- Open-source maintainers are especially welcome
What's Eligible
- Software projects that you personally and solely own
- Open-source projects with an approved license
- If your project has other maintainers, mention it in your application — we'll confirm eligibility
What's Not Eligible
- Work owned by an employer, client, university, company, or startup
- Projects under NDA
- AI model training or evaluation projects; ML infrastructure
- Security exploit tooling
- Projects that process other people's personal data
Good to Know
- Before starting, you'll sign short contributor terms and we'll approve your project
- Transcripts of your coding sessions are used to improve AI models and cannot be withdrawn after submission — this covers sessions only, not the rest of your codebase
- Your ratings and written feedback become part of the project's deliverables
- During sessions: no passwords, API keys, or other people's personal data — and you write your ratings yourself, without AI help
Why You'll Love This
- Your project, your code — you keep full ownership of everything, including code the assistant writes for you
- Free AI tokens — your AI usage during sessions is fully covered, no subscription or API bill needed
- Paid to build what you'd build anyway — real compensation for real development work on your own project
- Fully remote and flexible — work from your own computer, on your own schedule
- Shape the future of AI-assisted coding — your expert judgment directly improves the next generation of developer tools
- Spots are limited — the first cohort is small and starting soon
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.
