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Open Source Technical Lead | Remote
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This role is for an Open Source Technical Lead on an hourly contract, paying $130–$200/hour, with flexible remote commitment. Candidates must be current/former CTOs or Founders with strong programming skills and open-source contributions.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
200
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🗓️ - Date
January 30, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Java #Security #Compliance #Datasets #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #TypeScript #C++ #Python #Programming #JavaScript
Role description
Position: OSS Contributors (CTO / Founders)
Type: Hourly contract
Compensation: $130–$200/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: Flexible
Role Responsibilities:
• Authorize and enable limited, secure access to selected portions of your organization’s codebase for AI evaluation and (if agreed) training.
• Curate high-value code datasets by selecting representative modules and masking secrets or sensitive data.
• Design realistic evaluation tasks based on real production workflows (e.g., refactors, bug fixes, feature changes, tests).
• Develop or guide test harnesses, scoring criteria, and evaluation frameworks aligned with real engineering constraints.
• Analyze model performance on your codebase, identify failure modes, and suggest architecture-aligned improvements.
• Collaborate on compliance, security, and data handling processes, including access control and auditability.
Requirements:
• Current or former CTO or Founder with authority to grant access to a production or OSS codebase.
• Ability to provide a time-boxed, purpose-limited license for evaluation (and optional training by agreement).
• Deep understanding of system architecture, tooling, and engineering standards.
• Proficiency in one or more major programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, TypeScript).
• Experience collaborating asynchronously with technical teams.
• Active contributor to open-source software.
Application Process (Takes ~20 min):
• Submit application
• Interview
• Submit form
Position: OSS Contributors (CTO / Founders)
Type: Hourly contract
Compensation: $130–$200/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: Flexible
Role Responsibilities:
• Authorize and enable limited, secure access to selected portions of your organization’s codebase for AI evaluation and (if agreed) training.
• Curate high-value code datasets by selecting representative modules and masking secrets or sensitive data.
• Design realistic evaluation tasks based on real production workflows (e.g., refactors, bug fixes, feature changes, tests).
• Develop or guide test harnesses, scoring criteria, and evaluation frameworks aligned with real engineering constraints.
• Analyze model performance on your codebase, identify failure modes, and suggest architecture-aligned improvements.
• Collaborate on compliance, security, and data handling processes, including access control and auditability.
Requirements:
• Current or former CTO or Founder with authority to grant access to a production or OSS codebase.
• Ability to provide a time-boxed, purpose-limited license for evaluation (and optional training by agreement).
• Deep understanding of system architecture, tooling, and engineering standards.
• Proficiency in one or more major programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, TypeScript).
• Experience collaborating asynchronously with technical teams.
• Active contributor to open-source software.
Application Process (Takes ~20 min):
• Submit application
• Interview
• Submit form






