Training & preference
Compare model responses, rank preferences, and write evidence-based rationales. Create golden responses and rewrite outputs for RLHF and supervised fine-tuning.
I’m Juan Zapata. I evaluate how AI thinks, follows instructions, and writes code — turning human expertise into better training data.
Senior AI Trainer. Peer Reviewer. Software developer.
From
production code to the details that make a model better.
Production tasks peer-reviewed
INVISIBLE TECHNOLOGIESAI training & evaluation tasks
SCALE AI / OUTLIERFrontend training projects overseen
TECHNICAL SQUAD LEADYears across AI & engineering
BUILDING SINCE 202101 / EXPERTISE
I bring engineering depth to AI post-training: evaluating outputs, writing reference responses, and keeping human judgment consistent.
Compare model responses, rank preferences, and write evidence-based rationales. Create golden responses and rewrite outputs for RLHF and supervised fine-tuning.
Run generated code, reproduce bugs, and write tests. Assess correctness, instruction following, security, and maintainability across frontend, backend, and refactoring tasks.
Author verifiable rubrics, review contributor work, and resolve ambiguous cases. Calibrate reviewers and surface model failure modes through adversarial evaluation.
THE DEVELOPER’S PERSPECTIVE
Code evaluation goes beyond a convincing answer. I check the requirements, execute the solution, test edge cases, and explain the result.
Try this small example. An original illustration of my review approach, using synthetic code.
Return unique values, preserving their original types.
// Candidate implementation
function unique(values) {
return [...new Set(
values.map(String)
)];
}
// Candidate implementation
function unique(values) {
return [...new Set(values)];
}
// No type conversion
Run the checks to inspect correctness and type preservation.
02 / EXPERIENCE
1.5+ years in AI post-training, grounded in hands-on production engineering.
Freelance AI Trainer & Peer Reviewer RLHF / LLM Evaluation
Evaluate model responses through pairwise comparison, preference ranking, and multi-dimensional scoring. Advanced to Peer Reviewer, auditing 325+ production tasks for accuracy, instruction following, label quality, and rubric compliance.
Technical Squad Lead & Senior Generative AI Engineer
Produced RLHF and SFT data across coding and general AI workflows. Led 5+ engineers, oversaw 120+ frontend training projects, and contributed to 500+ training and evaluation tasks.
Full-Stack Developer
Built enterprise software, REST APIs, and microservices for shifts, payroll, and employee workflows with React/Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, and MySQL. Process automation reduced operational costs by 35% and improved response times by 42%.
Full-Stack Developer & Data Analyst
Developed production platforms, APIs, database integrations, and automation using JavaScript, TypeScript, React/Next.js, Node.js, PHP, MySQL, and AWS S3. Improved application-processing efficiency by 45% and reduced operational errors by 60%.
Full-Stack Developer & IT Support
Developed an e-commerce platform with React/Next.js and PHP, configured CRM systems, and improved online sales conversion by 18%.
03 / SELECTED ENGINEERING WORK
Production software from my engineering portfolio. The practical foundation behind how I review AI-generated code.
Shift rotations, payroll, and employee workflows in one enterprise management system.
Configurable WhatsApp conversation flows for sales, support, and database-connected responses.
City lighting maintenance, work orders, location lookup, and material inventory tracking.
Credit and recruitment workflows connected to contract management, payroll, and ERP/CRM.
04 / THE FOUNDATION
Associate Degree · SENA · 2022–2024
Oracle for Java MinTIC · 2022
Mobile Device Programming SENA · 2021
English Professional working proficiency
Spanish Native
05 / LET’S CONNECT
Looking for an AI trainer, coding evaluator, or peer reviewer with an engineering background? Let’s talk.
juanpazapata2013@gmail.com