Software Engineer - Backend & AI Code Evaluation

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, they help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

• Strong hands-on backend development experience with one or more of the following: Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, TypeScript, Python, C++, or a comparable language.
• Demonstrated experience building scalable backend services and APIs.
• Practical experience with debugging, performance optimization, and automated testing.
• Experience reviewing code and assessing software quality, correctness, and maintainability.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and foundational computer science concepts.
• Ability to independently analyze technical problems and develop reliable solutions.
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree required for Senior Software Engineer applicants, from an institution located in an English-native country such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or Ireland.

• Design realistic and challenging coding tasks involving feature implementation and bug fixes.
• Create tasks that reflect authentic backend engineering workflows and practical software development challenges.
• Develop deterministic verifiers that accept reasonable valid solutions and reject incorrect implementations.
• Build and validate solutions using backend programming languages such as Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, TypeScript, Python, or C++.
• Develop tasks involving scalable services, APIs, debugging, performance optimization, and automated testing.
• Review code quality, maintainability, correctness, and adherence to technical requirements.
• Design evaluation criteria that distinguish robust solutions from superficially plausible implementations.
• Incorporate security considerations into tasks and verifiers where applicable.
• Document assumptions, expected behavior, edge cases, and validation requirements.
• Apply independent technical judgment throughout the task development and review process.