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Puzzle Solver (Coding) — Algorithmic AI Training (micro1)

Competitive coding challenges
Pay
$60–$120 per hour
Location
Remote · worldwide
Posted
Oct 18

What the work involves

micro1 is hiring competitive puzzle solvers for an AI training project built on algorithmic reasoning and constrained technical problems. The work is a series of self-contained coding, logic and debugging challenges designed to find the edges of what advanced models can do. A representative task drops you into an unfamiliar codebase or terminal environment with a precise objective: work out what is actually being asked, choose the algorithms and data structures, implement a solution, test it against hidden or explicit constraints, and leave behind a reproducible final result. Nobody hands you the shape of the problem, so careful reasoning about constraints, complexity, edge cases and correctness is the whole job.

A Codeforces profile is listed as mandatory rather than preferred, which is the sharpest gate in this posting. Contractor role, fully remote, around 15 hours a week on a flexible schedule. No prior AI training work is required.

What you'll do

  • Solve self-contained coding, logic, debugging and technical reasoning challenges
  • Analyze unfamiliar problems and translate their requirements into implementable solutions
  • Select appropriate algorithms, data structures and problem-solving strategies
  • Reason carefully about constraints, complexity, edge cases and correctness
  • Test solutions against hidden or explicit constraints and leave a reproducible result
  • Debug unfamiliar code and work through technically ambiguous problems

Requirements & eligibility

  • A Codeforces profile — listed as a must in the posting
  • Strong understanding of common data structures and algorithms
  • Ability to reason about constraints, complexity, edge cases and correctness
  • Experience debugging unfamiliar code or solving technically ambiguous problems
  • Comfortable working in an unfamiliar codebase or terminal environment
  • Preferred: a public or verifiable Codeforces profile showing meaningful competitive-programming experience

How to apply

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