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Remote AI training and data labeling jobs in South Africa

Find remote AI training and data labeling jobs open to applicants in South Africa.

  • 100% remote
  • Flexible hours
  • Hourly / per-task pay
  • 609 open roles

AI Quality Analyst (Gemini) (Chinese)

Evaluate how well a conversational AI uses personal context in Chinese responses. This remote, three-month contractor role pays $15 per hour and requires at least 20 hours per week, including Pacific Time overlap.

Business AnalysisContent Creation
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Chinese
Part-time · Flexible
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 16, 2026

AI Quality Analyst, Personalization (Spanish)

Earn $15 per hour evaluating personalized Spanish conversational AI responses, comparing outputs, and writing clear quality rationales. This remote, part-time contract role requires 20+ hours per week and strong Spanish writing skills.

Domain-Specific Languages
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Spanish
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 16, 2026

AI Quality Analyst, Personalization (Arabic)

Evaluate personalized AI responses in Arabic by writing multi-turn prompts, comparing outputs, and explaining your judgments. This remote contractor role pays $15 per hour and requires at least 20 hours per week.

Domain-Specific Languages
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Arabic
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 16, 2026

AI Quality Analyst, Personalization (Portuguese)

Review Portuguese conversational AI responses for personalization quality, create realistic multi-turn prompts, and rank model outputs. This remote contractor role pays $15 per hour and requires 20+ hours per week.

Domain-Specific Languages
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Portuguese
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Business Analyst (Russian Language)

Create and review Russian and English content that helps AI models reason more accurately. Research claims, write analytical prompts, and evaluate responses with 20+ hours per week worldwide.

Critical ThinkingProblem Solving
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English, Russian
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Business Analyst (Finnish) AI Content Reviewer

Review Finnish and English content, test reasoning, validate claims, and give detailed feedback that helps improve AI models. This remote, one-month contract offers 20 or more hours per week, with up to 40 hours preferred.

Critical ThinkingBusiness Analysis
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Finnish, English
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Senior Software Engineer LLM Evaluation

Review and improve AI-generated code, create coding datasets, and test software engineering models across the development lifecycle. This flexible contractor role requires strong production software experience and partial PST overlap.

JavaScriptPython
Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Senior Software Engineer LLM Evaluation

Evaluate large language models on real coding tasks, test open-source repositories, and review software-engineering datasets. This worldwide contractor role requires English fluency and 20+ hours per week.

PythonJavaScriptJavaGoRustC
Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Research Analyst, Advanced Math LLM Training

Create and review advanced math questions, logic problems, and written solutions used to train language models. This remote contract role requires strong English and 20+ hours per week.

Critical ThinkingProblem SolvingHigh School MathsMathematics
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Senior Python Developer (AI Model Evaluation)

Evaluate AI model responses, write Python solutions, and create training data in a fully remote, one-month contractor assignment. Choose 20, 30, or 40 hours per week with Pacific Time overlap.

Python
Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

Data Scientist/Analyst, AI Model Evaluation

Work remotely as a Data Scientist/Analyst evaluating AI models, ranking responses, building training datasets, and analyzing results with Python. Choose 20, 30, or 40 hours per week with Pacific Time overlap.

PythonData AnalysisData Science
Generative AI & RLHF
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible

Posted Jul 16, 2026

AI Quality Analyst (Portuguese, Portugal)

Evaluate personalized AI responses in Portuguese by testing conversations, checking factual grounding, comparing outputs, and writing clear reasoning. This remote contractor role pays $15 per hour.

Domain-Specific Languages
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Portuguese
Part-time · Flexible
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 15, 2026

AI Quality Analyst, Personalization (German)

Evaluate how a conversational AI model uses personal context in German. Create multi-turn prompts, compare responses, and document evidence-based judgments at $15 per hour for a three-month remote contract.

Domain-Specific Languages
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
German
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 15, 2026

Language Expert (Mandarin) for AI Response Evaluation

Review Mandarin AI responses for reasoning, accuracy, localization, and factual quality at up to $40 per hour. This contract role requires 20+ hours weekly and strong translation or localization QA experience.

Cat toolsChineseCopyeditingEnglishLinguistic QALocalization
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Australia, Cambodia, Canada +18 more
Chinese, English
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $40/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Language Expert (Arabic-English)

Review and rank Arabic and English AI responses, write bilingual examples, and explain your judgments. This contract role pays up to $15 per hour and requires 20+ hours weekly.

ArabicEnglishFact-checkingLinguistic quality assuranceLocalizationModern standard arabic
Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Arabic, English
Part-time · Flexible
Hourly · $15/hr

Posted Jul 8, 2026

Machine Learning Engineer (Python)

Build and evaluate machine learning models with Python, MongoDB, and common ML libraries in a remote, part-time contractor role paying $80 to $140 per hour. Apply through OpenTrain, then complete the hiring site application.

PythonMachine LearningMongoDB
Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria +49 more
English
Part-time · Flexible
Mid-Senior level
Hourly · $80–$140/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Backend C#/.NET Developer

Remote Backend C#/.NET Developer contract work pays $60 to $110 per hour. Build backend services, REST APIs, and MySQL systems while supporting reliable software for AI-related projects.

C#.NETMySQL
Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria +49 more
English
Part-time · Flexible
Hourly · $60–$110/hr

Posted Jun 28, 2026

Document Data Extraction for Legal and Finance Records

Review PDF and DOCX files, extract legal and financial information, and correct AI-generated JSON outputs against the source documents. This contract project pays $8 to $11.20 per hour for fewer than 20 hours each week.

Legal & Finance
Document
Remote · Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria +220 more
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $8–$11.2/hr

Posted May 14, 2026

Accounting And Finance Document Annotation Specialist

Review accounting and finance documents, correct OCR errors, label document regions, and structure tables and financial fields. Work 20 or more hours per week at $7 to $9 per hour.

Legal & Finance
Document
Remote · Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria +220 more
English
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $7–$9/hr

Posted Apr 27, 2026

Image Quality Scoring Evaluator

Rate image quality metrics and review image quality assessment tools in a photography-focused AI training project. Work 20 or more hours per week at $5-$7 per hour.

Image & Video Annotation
Image
Remote · Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria +220 more
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $5–$7/hr

Posted Apr 15, 2026

Computer Science Expert (Python)

Design computer science problems and evaluate AI-generated solutions using Python, structured scoring, and clear technical reasoning. This global contract role pays $15 to $40 per hour for up to 20 hours weekly during active project phases.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $15–$40/hr

Posted Apr 5, 2026

Data Science Expert (Python, SQL, GenAI)

Create and verify realistic, computationally intensive data science problems using Python, SQL, statistics, machine learning, and GenAI. This global contract offers flexible project work for experienced data science specialists.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $15–$40/hr

Posted Apr 5, 2026

Machine Learning Expert (Python, GenAI, SQL)

Create and verify computational machine learning and STEM problems using Python, statistics, SQL, and modern AI tools. This global, project-based contract pays $15 to $40 per hour for about 10 to 20 hours weekly during active phases.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $15–$40/hr

Posted Apr 5, 2026

Low-Code Automation Developer (JS)

Build and review advanced automation workflows, JavaScript logic, and AI-generated solutions for APIs, webhooks, and business processes. Earn $15 to $45 per hour on a flexible, worldwide contract.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$45/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

Integration Developer (API Specialist)

Build and review API integrations that help train and evaluate AI systems. Work part time from anywhere on REST APIs, webhooks, data mapping, and error handling.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$45/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

AI Workflow Engineer (LLM Integration & Prompting)

Build and improve automation workflows powered by large language models. You will refine prompts, review model outputs, and create evaluation criteria for practical communication and content tasks.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$45/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

No-Code Automation Specialist (Zapier/Make)

Build, test, and improve Zapier and Make.com workflows used to train and evaluate AI systems. This part-time contractor role pays $15 to $45 per hour and is open worldwide.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$45/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

Computational Chemistry Problem Designer, PhD

Create research-level computational chemistry problems, verified solutions, and Python-based validation workflows. This part-time contractor role pays $15 to $60 per hour based on task complexity and expertise.

Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$60/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

Electrical Engineering Python Specialist Degree Required

Create and verify original electrical engineering problems using Python, with work spanning system design, optimization, control, and power systems. This worldwide contract role pays $15 to $50 per hour and takes fewer than 20 hours per week.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$50/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

Civil Engineering Expert (Python)

Create realistic civil and computational engineering problems, then verify solutions with Python and engineering libraries. This part-time contract pays $15 to $50 per hour and is open worldwide.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $15–$50/hr

Posted Mar 29, 2026

What this work can involve

AI training and data labeling work helps prepare and review examples used by artificial-intelligence systems. Depending on the role, tasks can include labeling images or video, transcribing or recording audio, writing or rating model responses, evaluating search results, translating text, reviewing code, or applying subject-matter knowledge. The specific duties for applicants located in South Africa are set out in each live posting.

  • Review the role description carefully to understand the task type and subject matter involved.
  • Check the individual posting for the requirements that apply to applicants in your location.

How hiring works through OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the hiring organization for these public roles, and candidates apply through OpenTrain. A successful candidate may be placed or referred by OpenTrain to the client whose project they will support. The live posting remains the source of truth for eligibility, qualifications, hours, pay, and other role-specific requirements.

  • Apply through OpenTrain rather than directly to an unnamed third-party platform.
  • Read the complete posting before deciding whether the role matches your circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

What can this work involve?
The work can involve preparing or reviewing examples for artificial-intelligence systems. Depending on the posting, this may include image or video annotation, audio transcription or recording, response writing or rating, search-result evaluation, translation, code review, or subject-matter tasks. Each role defines its own responsibilities.
Where can I find role-specific details?
Find the current details in the individual live posting. That posting is the only source of truth for whether applicants located in South Africa are eligible, along with the role's qualifications, responsibilities, hours, pay, location rules, and client-specific requirements.
How does hiring work through OpenTrain?
OpenTrain is the hiring organization for the public roles available through OpenTrain, and candidates apply through OpenTrain. OpenTrain may place or refer successful candidates to the client whose project they will support. Check each live posting for the applicable hiring information.