Widget Factory Ambassador

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join Widget Factory's Campus Ambassador Program and help build the team reviewing high-quality coding datasets for training next-generation AI systems. As a QA Ambassador, you'll connect your peers with flexible, well-paid technical work while developing recruiting and network-building skills.

This is a flexible, commission-based role - work on your own schedule, earn $50 per successful referral.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Share opportunities: Post Widget Factory openings in CS department Slacks, club Discord servers, and class group chats
• Connect qualified peers: Identify classmates who are strong engineers, want part-time income, and want flexible work
• Answer questions: Help peers understand the role, workload, and technical requirements (optional but appreciated)
• Track referrals: Use your unique referral link to ensure you get credit for successful hires
• Build your network: Develop relationships with technically skilled peers across campus

WHAT YOU'LL EARN

Performance-based compensation

• $50 for getting first 10 people to apply (and pass resume screening)
• $50 per referral who gets hired and completes 10 hours of QA work
• +$50 bonus if your referral is promoted to manager
• Free merch (premium hoodie, t-shirt, stickers) for active ambassadors

Potential earnings: $150-500+/month with 3-5 successful referrals per month

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Ideal ambassadors are

• Current students in CS, Engineering, or related technical fields
• Well-connected in campus technical communities (clubs, business or engineering fraternities, department channels, research groups)
• Passionate about AI/ML and excited to help peers find quality work
• Comfortable with asynchronous communication and self-directed work

Time commitment: ~2-5 hours/month (highly flexible)

ABOUT WIDGET FACTORY

Widget Factory is a special, quality-focused division of Idler (a YC S25 company). Idler creates coding reinforcement learning environments, which are used to train and evaluate the performance of world-class frontier AI coding models.

Widget Factory’s team of technical part-timers (including both students and professionals from MIT, CMU, Cornell, UPenn, Citadel, and Microsoft) reviews AI-generated code to ensure training data quality.

Why your peers should work with us

• $40/hour for technical assessment work
• Fully remote - work from anywhere
• Flexible scheduling - take on work on your own time
• Real AI impact - your work trains production AI systems
• Technical growth - exposure to diverse codebases and engineering challenges

HOW TO APPLY

• Step 1: Fill out the 5-minute application attached.
• Step 2: We'll review and respond within 3-5 business days

Step 3: If accepted, you'll receive

• Your unique referral tracking link
• Pre-written job posting templates
• Suggested campus channels to target
• Ambassador onboarding guide

Questions? Email [email hidden]

FAQ FOR AMBASSADORS

Q: How much time does this take?

A: 2-5 hours/month on average. Most ambassadors post once at the start of semester, then share again mid-semester. The rest is answering occasional peer questions.

Q: What if I refer someone who doesn't work out?

A: No problem! You only get paid when referrals are hired AND complete their first problems successfully. There's no penalty for unsuccessful referrals.

Q: How do I track my referrals?

A: We'll provide you with a unique link. Every application that comes through your link is automatically tracked. You'll receive updates when your referrals hit payment milestones.

Q: Is there a limit to how many people I can refer?

A: No limit! Refer as many qualified peers as you'd like. Top ambassadors at some companies earn $1000+ per semester through active referrals.

Q: What makes a "qualified" referral?

A: Strong CS fundamentals, attention to detail, available for ~5-10 hours/week, and interested in AI/ML. Junior/senior undergrads, Master's students, and PhD students tend to be the best-suited applicants, but anybody is invited to apply.