Senior Technical Program Lead – AI Software Engineering (International) | $38/Hour

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Senior Technical Program Lead – AI Software Engineering (International)

Lead global software-engineering programs supporting advanced AI systems.

An international remote freelance opportunity is available for experienced program leaders who can coordinate distributed engineering teams, improve technical delivery, and support AI software-engineering projects.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Senior Technical Program Lead – AI Software Engineering
  • Location: International – eligible countries only
  • Listed Countries: Bangladesh, Brazil + 9 more countries
  • Work Type: Remote
  • Job Category: Project & Program Management
  • Job Type: Freelance / Contractor
  • Pay Rate: $38 per hour
  • Experience: 5–10 years
  • Duration: 3 months
  • Working Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Daily Commitment: At least 8 hours per day
  • Timezone: Four hours of overlap with Pacific working hours
  • Start: Immediate start targeted

About the Role

Help lead the software-engineering programs behind advanced AI systems. You will translate research goals into reliable delivery by coordinating distributed engineers and improving the quality, speed, and consistency of their work.

This role combines program leadership with hands-on technical understanding. You should be comfortable reviewing code, understanding tests, and using data to improve technical operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage delivery across project scope, schedules, quality, throughput, contributor performance, and costs.
  • Build workflows for coding datasets, repository-level tasks, AI-agent trajectories, reinforcement-learning environments, benchmarks, and technical evaluations.
  • Improve instructions, review processes, incentives, and capacity planning to resolve delivery bottlenecks.
  • Work with talent teams to define contributor requirements, assess engineers, and support onboarding and training.
  • Build team-lead and reviewer structures for distributed programs involving hundreds of contributors.
  • Analyze quality trends and recurring errors and address their root causes.
  • Communicate project progress, risks, and recovery plans to customers.
  • Translate research objectives into practical task specifications.
  • Use Python, SQL, or similar tools to automate quality sampling, defect analysis, and operational reporting.
  • Create reusable playbooks and mentor other program leads.

Required Experience and Skills

  • Experience leading complex programs involving multiple stakeholders.
  • Background in software engineering, technical program management, consulting, finance, startups, operations, or a comparable environment.
  • Experience managing distributed teams, contributor networks, marketplaces, or large-scale technical operations.
  • Strong analytical judgment and the ability to define metrics that improve delivery performance.
  • Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to read and review code, understand test suites, and independently assess technical work.
  • Technical familiarity with languages such as Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go.

Top Skills

  • Program Management
  • Python
  • SQL

Schedule and Selection Process

  • Three-month remote freelance contract.
  • At least 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day.
  • Four hours of overlap with Pacific working hours are required.
  • Selection process includes an AI interview and a delivery interview.
  • Applicants must include their LinkedIn profile link in their resume.

Who Should Apply?

This opportunity is suitable for experienced program managers and technical operations leaders who can manage distributed engineering teams, understand software development workflows, review technical work, and improve delivery performance.

Location and Timezone Requirements

This is an international opportunity, but applications are limited to eligible countries. Bangladesh and Brazil are among the listed countries. The complete list of eligible countries should be checked in the original job listing before applying.

Applicants must also be available for the required four-hour overlap with Pacific working hours.

How to Apply

Apply through the original job listing. Include your LinkedIn profile link in your resume and prepare for the AI interview and delivery interview.

Application link: No direct application URL was included in the supplied job details. Please use the original listing to access the application.

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