Software Engineer - Open Source Contributions - Remote

Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town Region🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-27

Core

Develop and implement features, fix bugs, refactor legacy code, and optimize performance in existing open-source projects supporting AI training.

Role type

Contractor software engineer (open source)

Builds

Open-source codebases for AI training

Domain

Software Engineering / Open Source

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python 3, Java, Rust, C++, TypeScript, Algorithms & Problem Solving, Bug Fixing, Feature Implementation, Codebase Refactoring, Performance Optimization

Preferred skills

Proficiency in at least two programming languages, Open-source contribution experience, Competitive programming background

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