Principal Engineer - AI Trainer - Freelance - 8-20hrs/week - Remote at 10x Team

Paris, Ile-de-France, France -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jun, 26

Salary

159.0

Posted On

23 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

AI Training, Technical Response Review, Code Review, Engineering Principles, Architectural Design, Troubleshooting, Scalability Challenges, AI Reasoning, Software Design Patterns, System Architecture, Debugging, Optimization Strategies, Technical Leadership, Software Engineering

Industry

Software Development

Description

Updated: 20 March 2026 Freelance | 8–20 hrs/week | Remote (EU/UK) Are you an experienced engineer passionate about shaping the future of AI? Do you have 8 to 20 hours per week available to lend your expertise alongside your current projects or consulting work? We are seeking freelance Principal Engineers based in the EU or UK to play a key role in enhancing advanced AI systems. What you’ll be doing At 10x.team, we connect fractional and freelance professionals with leading AI labs to advance the quality of AI technologies. As a Principal Engineer – AI Trainer, your work will have direct, real-world impact. You will: Review and refine AI-generated technical responses and code-based outputs in your engineering specialization. Evaluate outputs for technical accuracy, sound engineering principles, and best practice adherence. Draft realistic engineering scenarios, including architectural design, code review, troubleshooting, and scalability challenges. Assess AI reasoning on complex engineering problems, software design patterns, system architecture, debugging, and optimization strategies. Identify logical flaws, unrealistic assumptions, and gaps in technical approach. Create scenario variations from the perspectives of different engineering stakeholders, such as tech lead, architect, or developer. In simple terms: You will assess and improve AI-generated content to ensure it aligns with high engineering standards, practices, and logical reasoning. Your contributions will help advance the performance and reliability of cutting-edge AI systems. Who this is for You are: A principal engineer, software architect, or technical leader. Based in the EU or UK. With extensive experience in software engineering, system architecture, or technical leadership. Deeply familiar with modern software engineering tools, languages, and best practices. Confident identifying design flaws, technical risks, or inefficient implementations. Available 8 to 20 hours per week. Able to start in the coming weeks. This fully remote and flexible role is ideal alongside your current commitments. Why join? Flexible hours Fully remote Apply your engineering expertise to advance AI systems Contribute to widely used AI products Clear project scope and structured onboarding Opportunity for long-term collaboration based on performance Screening process Our process is straightforward and supported from start to finish. After applying, you will complete: A brief AI-based interview A short written evaluation focused on engineering reasoning and technical problem-solving A compliance check to verify your identity and professional background After a successful selection and onboarding, you’ll be eligible to start on upcoming projects as they become available. #LI-AS1 #LI-TT1

Responsibilities

The Principal Engineer - AI Trainer will review and refine AI-generated technical responses and code outputs, ensuring adherence to sound engineering principles and best practices. This involves assessing AI reasoning on complex engineering problems, identifying logical flaws, and drafting realistic engineering scenarios.