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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 7d ago. Still listed on Alignerr on Nov 6, 2026.

Where you live

Not statedThe listing names no country.

The job description

About the Role

Your ability to spot what actually breaks in production — not just what looks risky on paper — is exactly what the next generation of AI needs. At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, safer AI systems. We're looking for experienced application security professionals to help teach AI how to think like a seasoned security analyst.

This is your opportunity to do work that genuinely matters: your real-world security knowledge will directly shape how frontier AI models assess, prioritize, and remediate software risk.

What You'll Do

Analyze realistic application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, authentication flows, and system behavior
Classify and triage vulnerabilities — from injection flaws and auth bypasses to subtle business logic issues
Evaluate the quality of secure coding practices and proposed remediation strategies
Create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI how to accurately assess application risk
Distinguish genuinely exploitable vulnerabilities from theoretical or low-impact findings
Provide structured, clearly written security analysis that AI systems can learn from

Who You Are

2+ years of hands-on experience in application, product, or software security
Solid familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and how common vulnerabilities manifest in real production environments
Strong instinct for real-world exploitability — you know the difference between a theoretical risk and an actual threat
Clear, structured written communicator who can explain security reasoning logically
Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on async, task-based assignments

Nice to Have

Experience in penetration testing, bug bounty, or secure code review
Familiarity with threat modeling or risk-based vulnerability prioritization
Background working across multiple tech stacks or cloud environments
Prior involvement with AI, data labeling, or security research

Why Join Us

Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top-tier research labs
Fully remote and async — work on your own schedule, from anywhere
Freelance autonomy with the opportunity to work on intellectually stimulating, high-impact problems
Your expertise directly influences how AI understands and responds to real-world security challenges
Potential for ongoing contract extension as projects scale

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.