Ubuntu/Linux User for AI Data Training
Listed pay: Up to $20 / hr
What the posting lists, in US dollars an hour.
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- LocationRemote, open to United States, Canada and 13 more
- Timeapproximately 15 hours a week, as the posting states it
- ScreeningA CV-based application, a recorded AI video interview of about 15 minutes, then a review by SME's team. See what to expect
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Experience
No prior experience in AI required
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Role details
We are looking for people who regularly use Ubuntu/Linux. No prior AI experience is required. If you are comfortable working in Ubuntu, installing applications, following instructions, and completing technical tasks independently, we would like to hear from you.
As an AI Data Trainer with Linux/Ubuntu, you will work remotely on an hourly paid basis to support AI data training projects through structured, detail-oriented tasks. You will install applications and record your actions while completing tasks with patience, concentration, and strong attention to detail.
This role requires you to have your own computer running Ubuntu/Linux and to be comfortable installing the applications and tools needed for the project. While advanced AI experience is not required, you should be tech-savvy, reliable, careful with instructions, and able to work independently.
This role is a good fit for students, junior candidates, Linux enthusiasts, and other tech-savvy individuals who are patient, focused, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with Ubuntu/Linux.
This is a fully remote, hourly paid contractor role with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI data services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides AI training data to many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation model labs. Your work will directly contribute to improving AI systems used across products and industries.
Your profile
- Have access to a personal computer running Ubuntu/Linux
- Be comfortable installing required apps, tools, and project software
- Be tech-savvy and able to follow setup instructions independently
- Be available for approximately 15 hours per week
- Be patient, concentrated, and detail-oriented
- Be able to follow written instructions carefully and consistently
- Be comfortable completing structured and sometimes repetitive tasks
- Have basic computer literacy and confidence using browser-based tools
- Be reliable, responsive, and able to meet task deadlines
- Student candidates and junior applicants are welcome
- Previous experience in AI data training, data annotation, QA, software testing, or research tasks is helpful but not required.
Key responsibilities
- Follow detailed written guidelines and apply them carefully
- Install and use required applications on an Ubuntu/Linux computer
- Check work for mistakes before submission
- Identify inconsistencies, unclear instructions, or technical issues when they arise
- Maintain focus during repetitive or detail-heavy tasks
- Complete assigned work within agreed weekly availability
- Communicate clearly with the project team when support is needed
- Contribute to improving the quality of AI model training data
From the SME Careers posting.
Skills the posting asks for
- Student Job
- Ubuntu
- App Installation
- Attention to Detail
- Part-Time
- Linux
- Data Annotation
- AI Data Training
- AI Model Evaluation
- Remote Work
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What happens after you click
- The link opens this role on SME Careers. Sign up and apply from there.
- Create an SME Careers account, then complete the application: a CV as a PDF or your education and work history, your languages and your country. The link opens the application with this role already selected.
- Take the AI interview for the role: a recorded video interview of about 15 minutes, in English for most roles, best on a desktop computer.
- If you pass, SME's team reviews your profile and may invite you to a short call. If screening succeeds you sign a contract through Deel, verify your identity and link Discord, then wait for a project invitation.
- The work is paid by the hour at up to $20 an hour as listed.
- Remote, open to Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and United States. The posting also names countries this site does not cover.
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