Usability Tester

Job Description

Quick Facts

• Work Policy: Remote (Must be US-based)
• Job Type: Contract (Short-term project, 5-10 hours/week)
• Salary Range: $20 – $30 per hour
• Experience Level: Entry Level / General Audience
• Core Tech Stack: Plain-Language Usability Testing, Feedback Collection

About Micro1

Micro1 is a specialized data lab that empowers Enterprises and AI labs to train highly advanced foundational models and agents. The organization delivers reinforcement learning environments and frontier evaluations to rapidly improve LLM capabilities, providing contextual evaluations to monitor and elevate AI agents within enterprise settings.

Their AI recruiting agent meticulously vets and sources domain experts for a data platform designed to enable the rapid production of high-quality training data. Micro1’s research stretches across highly specialized, high-value domains—including coding, finance, medical, and legal—where producing expert-level data is exceptionally valuable but notoriously difficult. Their proprietary pipeline performance system guarantees optimal velocity and uncompromising quality.

About the Role

Micro1 is actively searching for Plain-Language Usability Testers to assist in improving and evaluating AI systems engineered to answer complex questions regarding government services. This is a short-term, contractor role requiring a time commitment of 5 to 10 hours per week.

In this position, you will read through short questions and answers, providing direct feedback on what is easy to follow and where the text becomes confusing. There are no “wrong” answers here—your honest, natural reaction is exactly what helps the system improve. Absolutely no technical or AI background is required for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Carefully read through short answers and questions pertaining to government services.
• Communicate, in your own words, exactly where you felt stuck, lost, or confused by the provided text.
• Clearly articulate what portions of the text were easy to follow and which sections fell short.
• Propose simple, straightforward changes that would make the text significantly clearer for the average reader.

What You’ll Need

• Must be an adult who routinely performs everyday tasks on the web or a smartphone (even at a basic level).
• Exceptional patience when undertaking step-by-step reading tasks.
• The ability to provide highly specific, honest feedback without hesitation.
• Must be currently based within the United States.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience testing products/services or providing structured feedback.
• Living in a smaller or rural community (the company actively seeks a diverse mix of geographical regions).