Connect Tech+Talent · Austin, TXremote

Salary
Posted
Jun 28, 2026
Location
Austin, TX
Last confirmed open
Jul 20, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

Mid level · 2+ years · Remote · Contract

Must have (6)
Python · 2+ yrsgRPC · 2+ yrsREST · 2+ yrsregression testing · 2+ yrstest automation · 2+ yrsdata pipeline validation · 2+ yrs
Nice to have (2)
PostgreSQL · 2+ yrscode review · 1+ yrs

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 5,300 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 1,550–8,000

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What gives you an edge
gRPC10%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
test automation78%Python51%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $104,300 (middle half $80,310–$133,180).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (8)

The title 'AI/ML Oversight Specialist' is framing language; the actual day-to-day work described is quality assurance and test engineering (regression frameworks, automated test infrastructure, data pipeline validation), making 15-1253 the best fit. 15-1252 is noted as a runner-up because the role also requires shipping production Python backend services.

All required skills are drawn from the explicit minimum requirements block (2+ or 1+ year gates). 'Async pipeline architecture' and 'data pipeline validation' are retained as named technical capabilities rather than generic concepts because the JD specifies concrete sub-tasks (batched ingestion, bulk-load integrity, record count reconciliation).

PostgreSQL and code review appear under the 'Preferred' heading and are marked accordingly.

No compensation figures are stated in the posting.

Per caller instruction, remote=true and no metro is inferred despite the Austin, TX location listed in the posting.

Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): async pipeline architecture.

Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.

Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.

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