Competitive Programming Problem Creator at toloka-ai

Compensation

$90/hr

Setup: Remote - Philippines
Type: Contract
Level: not_specified
Posted: Aug 20, 2026

Description

Mindrift is seeking competitive-programming experts to join their team. The role involves developing algorithmic problems, crafting correct and incorrect solutions, and designing rigorous test cases to evaluate AI coding models. This is a project-based opportunity focusing on contributing to AI training signals.

Required Skills

Algorithmic Problems Writing
C++ and Python Solutions Writing
Test Case Hardening
Quality Bar Confirmation

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Strong competitive programming background, demonstrated by a public Codeforces rating (or equivalent Olympiad achievements like IOI/ICPC/national-olympiad)
Fluent contest C++ (STL, complexity); comfortable writing Python;
Ability to explain why a solution is wrong and build inputs that break it.
Strong written English (C1+)
Preferred Qualifications: IOI / ICPC alumni and top competitive programmers are especially encouraged to apply.
Experience setting or testing problems for real contests (Codeforces rounds, ICPC, national olympiads, online judges).
Testlib experience (checkers, validators, generators).
Experience creating data for LLM code benchmarks or similar RL / evaluation datasets.