Freelance Python Developers

Job ID: 39685447

Budget: $15 – $25 USD

Job description
Important: Make sure to review the job description and rate details carefully. The final rate will be determined based on your years of experience. The maximum hourly rate applies to candidates with 5+ years of experience; those with 1–3 years of experience will be offered a lower rate.

Compensation
Hourly rates vary by country:

USA: $30-$37 USD / hr
UK, Ireland: $26-$34 USD / hr
Canada, Australia, New Zealand: $25-$36 USD / hr
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Sweden, Norway: $25-$32 USD /hr
Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain: $17-23 USD /hr
Brunei, Japan, Singapore, Korea, South Korea: $18-26 USD
Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkeministan, Vietnam: $8-$14
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia: $23-$30
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen: $7-$10 USD
Morroco, South Africa: $10-$15 USD
Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbawe, Zambia: $7-11USD
Oceania, Latin America, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname: $9-17 USD
Description
At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI.

What we do

The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe.

About the Role

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Python developer who enjoys building tools, environments, and infrastructure for working with LLM-based agents. You’ll help create sandboxes, task systems, and CI/CD pipelines to support testing and development of AI agents. You’ll also work closely with researchers and domain experts, helping them set up and use these tools effectively - so good communication and collaboration are important

Profile

Experienced Python developer with a strong engineering mindset and a passion for AI systems. Specializes in building infrastructure, tools, and development environments for LLM-based agents and evaluation frameworks. Comfortable working across code, containers, and automation pipelines. Capable of supporting AI researchers and expert users with robust sandboxes, task environments, and CI/CD pipelines. Quick to learn new tools like Cursor or Claude Code, and motivated by building practical and reusable systems.

Core Qualifications

5+ years of experience writing Python code
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field (or equivalent experience)
Good understanding of testing: unit, integration, functional (using pytest)
Confident working in Linux (bash, grep, sed, curl, useradd, etc.)
Able to write and debug Dockerfiles
Experience with CI/CD (ideally GitHub Actions)
Familiar with web backends like FastAPI or Flask
Can set up local dev environments (devcontainers, .env, Makefiles)
Nice to Have

Experience with other languages (C, C++, Rust, Go, JS, TS, etc)
Used AI code agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or RooCode
Familiar with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
Experience building LLM evaluation tools or scoring systems
Understanding how agent systems are structured and measured
What You’ll Be Working On

Sandboxes for running and testing AI agents safely
Tools for writing tasks and test cases for agents
CI/CD pipelines to run checks and evaluate agents
Dev environments for experts creating these tasks
Repo templates and scripts to help new contributors
Interfaces for tracking task input and agent results
Example Tasks

Set up GitHub repos for agent tasks
Write CLI tools or small GUIs for expert workflows
Build pipelines to run and score agent outputs
Make it easier for others to debug and reproduce agent behavior
Who You Are

Interested in AI and how tools can help people build better systems
Enjoy solving infrastructure and automation problems
Like writing code that others use and rely on
Open to learning new tools like Cursor or Claude Code


Benefits
Why this freelance opportunity might be a great fit for you?

Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments.
Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio.
Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise.