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AI Benchmark Researcher

BraintrustChristchurch, Canterbury Region🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 12, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of AI by designing challenging tasks for cutting-edge agents, providing significant intellectual stimulation and the chance to contribute to a rapidly evolving field. You'll thrive here if you have deep technical expertise, a passion for problem-solving, and enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment. Apply now to shape the future of artificial intelligence!

Quick Overview

Seniority

Mid Senior

Work mode

Hybrid

Location

Christchurch, Canterbury Region, United States

Posted

Yesterday

Machine LearningOnboarding

Job Description

Bring your expertise to the problems today's most advanced AI agents still struggle to solve.
We're looking for experienced professionals to develop challenging tasks for an AI benchmark. You'll draw on problems from your own field and turn them into clearly defined challenges that an AI agent must solve from scratch in a Linux terminal.
What you'll do

Identify difficult, meaningful problems in your area of expertise.
Translate those problems into tasks that can be solved in a Linux terminal.
Design challenges that expose limitations in advanced AI agents. Each task is tested against three leading models, with three attempts per model, and must prove difficult enough that the models mostly fail.

Who we're looking for

A completed master's degree or higher. Candidates with a bachelor's degree, at least 10 years of relevant professional experience and a publication may also be considered.
At least 10 years of professional experience in a technical domain.
Expertise in coding, machine learning, systems, cybersecurity or hardware.
At least one academic or professional publication.
Practical comfort working in a Linux terminal.
Currently based in the United States.

Project details

Task-based project expected to run for at least seven weeks.
Onboarding includes two courses and a graded assessment, taking approximately 90 minutes.
A live onboarding webinar is also required.

Compensation

Earn up to $1,350 per task , with opportunities for higher rates based on task quality and submission volume.
Tasks take six to seven hours on average, although initial tasks may take longer as you get familiar with the process.