Is this job worth applying to?

Pay

Below typicalTops out at $20/hr. The typical top rate across 80 priced writing listings is $68/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, India, Pakistan.

The job description

In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will work as a Vim Specialist (SME) to create realistic, challenging computer-based tasks using Vim and related terminal text-editing workflows. You will design practical Vim tasks, document them clearly in SuperAnnotate, ensure your setup supports the task, and record yourself executing the task on your computer.

Tasks may include opening and editing files, navigating text, using modes, search and replace, macros, buffers, splits, registers, configuration, plugins, terminal workflows, coding edits, or documentation edits. Your work will help train advanced AI models to better understand how real users complete text editing and developer workflows in Vim.

This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, delivering training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your Vim expertise directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models by teaching them how real users complete practical keyboard-driven editing, coding, and terminal workflows.

Requirements

Hands-on experience using Vim for text editing, code editing, search/replace, terminal workflows, configuration, or developer productivity tasks.
English proficiency at B2 level or higher to understand project instructions, document tasks clearly, and communicate with the project team.
Comfortable using a computer, terminal, files, folders, keyboard-driven workflows, configuration files, and recording workflows.
Ability to come up with realistic and challenging Vim tasks that reflect actual coding, documentation, text-editing, system-admin, or developer use cases.
Strong understanding of Vim basics such as normal/insert/visual modes, motions, operators, search, substitution, buffers, windows, tabs, registers, macros, and configuration.
Ability to ensure your setup supports the task, including having Vim installed, files prepared, terminal available, and any required references ready before recording.
High attention to detail when preparing the task, executing the workflow, and checking that the recording is complete and understandable.
Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.
Additional professional skills are appreciated, including coding, Linux, system administration, DevOps, technical writing, QA, documentation, or other computer-based workflows.

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.

Listings show only an 'up to' rate: about $20/hr for generalists, $60/hr software, $90/hr healthcare and $110/hr legal; your actual rate depends on credentials and location.