Open Source GitHub Maintainer
$150 to $300/hIndicative range provided by micro1
Posted on August 14, 2026 · Applications until October 13, 2026
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This remote contractor position involves evaluating LLM generated code patches and conducting peer reviews for open source repositories. Applicants must have a strong portfolio demonstrating clear open source contributions and prior experience maintaining repositories.
Description in English, as published by micro1.
Role Title: Open source GitHub maintainer
Role Type: Contractor (15 hrs a week)
Location: Remote, Open Globally
Schedule: Flexible, any hours/days of the week. As long as there is constant activity.
micro1 is engaging expert Senior Software Engineers to support a customer’s innovative project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required, your domain knowledge is what matters.
As a subject-matter expert, you'll review code patches generated by an LLM for the repository (or repositories) you maintain, and provide your professional assessment of each one.
Applicants must have clear open source contributions and profiles to showcase it like GitHub or GitLab.
Scope of Work
- Evaluate code patches generated by LLMs and offer detailed feedback on each one
- Provide written justification to support your assessments
- Conduct peer reviews of work submitted by other subject-matter experts
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience maintaining an open source repository.
- Experience reviewing code from contributors
Process:
- Apply to the role, filling out the screening questions
- Complete AI interview (aprox. 10 minutes)
- Hiring Manager review
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete work may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply. Experts must submit a minimum of tasks per week.
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24, 48 hours of completing onboarding.
Required skills
- GitHub
- C++
- JAVA
- Typescript
- Rust
- GoLang
- Python
- C
10 openings
Open worldwide
About micro1
micro1 is an AI data lab that hires remote experts to train and evaluate models. The original posting is on their site.
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