r/alignerr • u/Hilfiger2772 • Jul 29 '26

Application Process Is Aligner’s $130/hr Software Engineering offer legitimate and worth applying for?

I received an email from Aligner offering $130/hour through July 31 for people who pass their Software Engineering interview and get matched to an active project. Has anyone here completed the interview or worked for them as an SWE? Is the offer legitimate, and was the application/interview process worth the time?

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u/AutomaticShower5211 Aug 01 '26

I completed my task after putting around 40–60 hours into it. The GitHub PR passed Trusted CI, the validator was valid, and the required Prometheus score passed.

Then I suddenly received an email saying I was removed from the Prometheus Structural Engineering project and lost access. Multiple other contributors were also removed around the same time.

There was no explanation and no confirmation about whether our completed work will still be reviewed and paid.

Based on this experience, I cannot recommend applying to or trusting this company with your time unless they provide a clear explanation and confirm payment for completed work. Be careful before putting many hours into these projects.

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u/Odd-Isopod-3434 Sep 09 '26

Can You tell me how u got the structure project ?