SME CareersFirst seen R Engineer
Up to $55/hr
Remote STEM contract with SME Careers, up to $55/hr, open to people in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil and 14 more countries. First seen Oct 28.
Up to $55/hr
Apply on SME CareersIs this job worth applying to?
- Pay
- Below typicalTops out at $55/hr. The typical top rate across 148 priced STEM listings is $70/hr.
- Getting in
- Some screening~30 min: profile + 15-min AI interview. Credentials in your field.
- Steady work
- Work is patchyProjects can end a placement for quality issues.
- Payout record
- Pays on timeSchedule: weekly. Paid via Deel.
- Freshness
- No post dateSME Careers doesn't publish post dates. First seen Oct 28, 2026; still listed Nov 6, 2026.
- Where you live
- Named countries onlyOpen in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil and 14 more.
The job description
As a remote, hourly paid R Engineer, you will review AI-generated responses and generate high-quality R and data-analysis-focused content, evaluating the reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving behind each solution. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in statistical methodology or data-wrangling workflows; fact-check analytical results; write expert-level explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct use of R; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. This contract role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation model labs, directly helping to improve the world’s premier AI models.
Important: There is no immediate project for this role; however, if qualified, you will be among the first experts we reach out to when relevant opportunities arise. This will also provide you with access to future projects available through our expert network.
Responsibilities
- Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts in various topics and responses to guide AI learning, ensuring the models reflect a comprehensive understanding of diverse subjects.
- Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance the model's accuracy, fluency, and contextual relevance.
- Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for potential inaccuracies or biases, validating their reliability across use cases.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on experience using R for data analysis, statistics, or data science work.
- Strong proficiency in R programming, including data wrangling, functional programming patterns, and writing reusable functions or packages.
- Solid grounding in applied statistics, including regression, inference, and model validation, with practical experience implementing these methods in R.
- Experience building end-to-end analyses in R that include data cleaning, exploratory analysis, modeling, and visualization.
- Familiarity with common R ecosystems such as tidyverse, data.table, and ggplot2, and the ability to choose appropriate tools for a given task.
- Professional experience in a data-focused role such as data scientist, statistician, quantitative analyst, or similar.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a closely related quantitative field.
- Significant experience using large language models (LLMs) to assist with coding, analysis design, and code review in R.
- Excellent English writing skills with the ability to document analyses and explain complex statistical ideas clearly to non-experts.
- Previous experience with AI data training or model evaluation is strongly preferred, and Minimum C1 English proficiency is required.
How do you apply to SME Careers?
Apply on SME Careers
The Apply button opens this post on SME Careers's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 30 min: profile + 15-min AI interview.
Get through screening
What SME Careers asks for after you apply:
- Do the ~15-minute English AI video interview on a desktop (up to 3 attempts)
- Take any written or video qualification exam
- Sign the Deel contract and join Discord
- Wait for a project offer by email
Start work and get paid
Pay schedule: weekly. Paid via Deel. You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.
SME Careers also needs
- Credentials in your field
- Desktop with webcam
- Deel account
Red flags
None on record for SME Careers. A real platform never asks you to pay for training, equipment or a "starter kit".
What is SME Careers like to work for?
SuperAnnotate's expert-hiring site, which places credentialed specialists on hourly AI training contracts paid through Deel.
| Advertised pay | $20–130/hr |
|---|---|
| Getting in | Some screening |
| Application takes | ~30 min: profile + 15-min AI interview |
| How you get paid | Weekly, via Deel |
| Payout record | Pays on time |
| Countries | Hires in nearly 90 countries, including India, Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines; sanctioned countries are excluded and some projects set region or language rules. |
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