Micro1 logo

Puzzle Solver (Coding)

micro1 Micro1 Part-timeGlobal, fully remote $60–120/hr
Posted Oct 16, 2026 · ✓ Still open — checked 1 hour ago

Quick facts

Pay
$60–120 / hour
Type
Part-time
Location
Global, fully remote
Hours
15+ hours / week
Skills
Coding, Python, C++
Platform
Micro1 — 252 open jobs
Typical pay at Micro1
$20–120/hour · median $90 (18 jobs on our site)
Apply
Free to apply — never pay to get AI training work

pay

Required Skills
Python
C++
About micro1
micro1 is a data lab that helps AI labs & Enterprises train foundational models and agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings.

Our AI recruiting agent sources and vets domain experts for our data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data. Our research spans high-value, specialized domains (legal, medical, finance, coding, etc.), where expert-level data is the hardest to produce and most valuable for advanced model performance. Our pipeline performance system ensures both quality and velocity.

Puzzle Solver (Coding)

Pay: $60–$120/hour

Location: Global, fully remote

Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week)

Schedule: Flexible—you choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired

We are looking for highly skilled competitive puzzle solvers to contribute to an AI training project involving algorithmic reasoning, debugging, constrained technical problems, and reproducible software solutions.

The work involves solving self-contained coding and technical challenges designed to test the capabilities of advanced AI models. A representative task may require exploring an unfamiliar codebase or terminal environment, understanding a precise objective, implementing a solution, testing it against hidden or explicit constraints, and producing a reproducible final result.

What You’ll Work On
Solve self-contained coding, logic, debugging, and technical reasoning challenges.
Analyze unfamiliar problems and translate their requirements into implementable solutions.
Select appropriate algorithms, data structures, and problem-solving strategies.

Required Qualifications

A Codeforces profife is a must
Strong understanding of common data structures and algorithms.
Ability to reason carefully about constraints, complexity, edge cases, and correctness.
Experience debugging unfamiliar code or solving technically ambiguous problems.

A public or otherwise verifiable Codeforces profile demonstrating meaningful competitive-programming experience is nice to have.

Process
Apply to the role and complete the screening questions.
Complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes.
Complete the hiring manager review.
Compensation Structure

Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete each task may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow.

Minimum submission requirements apply.

Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately. If selected, you will be expected to start your first task within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
Email

By clicking any of the "Continue" buttons below, you acknowledge and agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy for candidates.

Continue
or
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn

Have any questions? See FAQs

Refer and Earn
$1000

Micro1 logo

About Micro1

micro1 recruits engineers and domain experts for AI labs using its AI interviewer. Once vetted, contractors work on human-data projects such as writing and checking model outputs or building coding evaluations.