QA Engineer

What We’re Building

The Widget Factory is a specialized arm of Idler, a Y Combinator–backed company building systems that teach AI how to reason like engineers.

We refine coding problems drawn from real engineering — not puzzles, but real reasoning from production code. Your job is to make the thinking clear: what changed, why it mattered, and how an engineer reasoned through it.

The Role (Part Time)

We’re looking for engineers who can trace the intent behind a code change, understand what changes were made and why, and express that clearly in natural language.

This role is part-time, remote, and built for people with technical fluency, sharp attention to detail, and a disciplined command of English.

What You’ll Do

• Read unfamiliar repos and understand the intention behind commits

• Review and refine problem statements until they’re clear and accurate

• Adjust unit tests to keep problems fair and solvable

• Provide brief, consistent updates on progress and blockers

Who You Are

You have 1–2 years of coding experience and a precise eye for detail. You write cleanly, communicate quickly, and you see software engineering as your craft.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of coding experience

• Fluent English; strong writing is a must

• Responsive, independent, and attentive to detail

• 10–40 hours per week, flexible

How it Works

The best contributors stay and grow with us; they show care and depth in their work, communicate clearly about status and availability, and they help shape how our process evolves.