What it means
A setting built so a model can practise a task and be scored automatically, such as a code repository with tests, a simulated website or a set of tools. Workers build environments and write the tasks and the checks that decide whether the model succeeded.
Used in: Agent and RL task roles, mostly for software engineers.
In open roles right now
29 of the open roles we list mention “RL environment” in the title or description, on 6 platforms (as of 23 October 2026). Of those that state an hourly rate (9 distinct postings), the median is $75/hr, and the middle half pay $55 to $75.
Most of them on: Turing (12), JT AI Labs (5), micro1 (5), Scale AI (4), Terac (2), Weekday (1).
Personal Account Generalist Raters (Android Smartphone Users)Turing·Location not stated·Full-time
$25/hr2 days ago
Software Engineer (Open Source Contributor)Weekday·India, United States·Flexible hours
$50–100/hr4 days ago
Software Engineer (Open Source Contributor)JT AI Labs·15 countries
$50–100/hr9 days ago
Software Engineer (Open Source Contributor)micro1·Worldwide
$50–100/hr9 days ago
Machine Learning Engineers: Scenario Building for Reinforcement LearningTerac·United States
$90/hr1 month ago
Machine Learning Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (Canada)Scale AI·Canada·Flexible hours·PhD
Pay set per project8 months ago