SuperAnnotate (SME) reviews · researched 11 Oct 2026
Is SuperAnnotate (SME) legit?
Yes. SME Careers is SuperAnnotate's own hiring site for expert AI trainers, run by SME Solutions, Inc. in San Francisco, and contractors report being paid through Deel. Getting work after you are approved is much less certain. Approval is not work: on 11 October 2026 half of its 264 open roles said they had no immediate project, and many onboarded contractors report waiting months. Offers can also come in far below the 'up to' rate on the listing.
, AITraining.jobs lists 377 open SuperAnnotate (SME) roles; 377 of them state an hourly rate.
The SuperAnnotate (SME) review
Researched October 2026 · 21 sourcesIt pays $17–$115+/hr by domain and geography (third-party reports).
Actively listing 377 open roles todaySME Careers is run by SME Solutions, Inc., listed at SuperAnnotate's address (100 Bush Street, San Francisco); its job posts call it a SuperAnnotate subsidiary. SuperAnnotate, founded in 2018 by Vahan Petrosyan and his brother Tigran, sells AI data software and services and raised a $50 million Series B from Socium Ventures, NVIDIA, Databricks Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. The sme.careers domain dates from August 2025; SME names no client labs.
SME pays weekly through Deel: approved work done Monday to Sunday is paid the following Friday. On 11 October 2026 its public job feed held 2,229 postings for 264 roles in 105 countries, nearly all hourly in US dollars, with top rates from $2.50 to $150 an hour. Most postings give only a maximum, and SME's team sets your actual rate.
Trustpilot (SuperAnnotate) 2.6/5 (34 reviews) · Trustpilot (SME Careers) 3.2/5 (1 review) · Indeed (SuperAnnotate) 5.0/5 (1 review). Read October 2026.
377 open roles on SuperAnnotate (SME), independently checked 18 Oct 2026.
We found no confirmed reports of fake recruiters using SME Careers' name, and it publishes no scam warning. Its real sites are sme.careers and docs.sme.careers; support uses support@sme.careers, and contracts and ID checks happen only in Deel. Referrers message people on LinkedIn, so check that links lead to sme.careers. Its pages mention no joining fee: never pay for work.
What people praise
- Contractors on Reddit confirm real pay: one working on a project says you are paid hourly and the pay is decent, and another says they have been paid to date.
- A RemoWork reviewer shows eight completed Deel payouts from SME Solutions, Inc. totalling $2,362.05, on a project that paid $15 an hour (the site also lists SME jobs on its own board).
- Its public help pages set out the rules before you apply: the pay week, which tracked time is paid, the retake limit, and that finishing onboarding does not guarantee a project.
What people complain about
- Many people pass, sign the Deel contract and then get no project: Reddit users describe waiting 2 months and, in one case, a year and a half, and one says a pay dispute went unanswered.
- Offers can be far below the listing: Reddit users report roles advertised at $55 and $30 an hour that came with offers of $9 and $8, and contracts that say only 'Data Trainer'.
- Trustpilot is split: most of SuperAnnotate's 34 reviews are five-star, many about its software, but one-star reviewers (2024 to August 2026) say they were not paid in full or never heard back, and it has not replied.
- Hourly projects need the Insightful desktop tracker, which can record screenshots, screen recordings, apps and websites while the timer runs; time idle for over 2 minutes is unpaid.
Best for: Credentialed professionals (doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, linguists) with three or more years in their field who want hourly AI project work paid weekly through Deel as extra income. Not for: Anyone who needs steady hours or a fast start, expects the listed 'up to' rate, lives where Deel or the role is unavailable, or will not accept a recorded AI video interview and screen tracking.
Honest catches
- Pay here is third-party reports, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
Sources for this review
- SME Careers: home page (network claims, backers, testimonials; read Oct 11, 2026)
- SME Careers: Privacy Policy (last updated Mar 23, 2026; controllers SME Solutions, Inc. and SuperAnnotate Inc., 100 Bush Street, San Francisco)
- SME Careers: public jobs API (2,229 open postings read on Oct 11, 2026)
- SME Careers Docs: Weekly Payouts
- SME Careers Docs: Completing your profile (hourly rate set by the team)
- SME Careers Docs: Contracting via Deel
- SME Careers Docs: Onboarding Overview
- SME Careers Docs: Tracking Guidelines (Insightful time tracker)
- SME Careers Docs: Referring friends
- SuperAnnotate: About (founders, milestones, $50M Series B)
- SuperAnnotate: $36M Series B announcement (Nov 18, 2024)
- SuperAnnotate: AI Data Services (expert network; 'Apply to join as an expert' links to sme.careers)
- SiliconANGLE: SuperAnnotate snags $13M in funding (Jul 15, 2025)
- Identity Digital RDAP: sme.careers (registered Aug 27, 2025)
- Trustpilot: Superannotate reviews (superannotate.com; read Oct 11, 2026)
- Trustpilot: SME reviews (sme.careers; unclaimed profile, read Oct 11, 2026)
- Indeed: SuperAnnotate employee reviews (read Oct 11, 2026)
- Reddit r/AiTraining_Annotation: Does anyone actually work at SME Careers? (Apr 18, 2026)
- Reddit r/WFHJobs: A Warning Based on My Experience with SME Careers (Apr 22, 2026)
- RemoWork: SME Careers Review 2026 (Jul 27, 2026; first-hand account, site also lists SME jobs)
- FTC Consumer Alert: That job offer text is probably a scam (Apr 30, 2026)
Got a message from SuperAnnotate (SME)?
Its real sites: superannotate.com · sme.careers. Real email from support@sme.careers. Paste the message to check the links, the sender and the pay.
What SuperAnnotate (SME)'s job board shows
Read from its public job board every day: how much it lists, how often it states pay, who may apply and how fast roles come down, against every other platform this site reads.
SuperAnnotate (SME) listed 377 open roles on 17 Oct 2026, 10.3% of the 3,668 open across the 29 platforms AITraining.jobs reads, the 3rd most.
From 20 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026, SuperAnnotate (SME) posted 1 new listing and removed 4; it was first tracked on 10 Oct 2026.
0.5% of its open roles are open to applicants in any country (31.7% on other platforms); 99.5% are limited to listed countries, most often the United States (named by 36.0%).
SuperAnnotate (SME) against the other platforms
How does SuperAnnotate (SME) compare with the rest of the market on size, pay, reach and turnover?
| Measure | SuperAnnotate (SME) | Other platforms | Its rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open roles on 17 Oct 2026 | 377 | 3,291 | 3rd of 29 |
| Share of all open roles | 10.3% | 89.7% | 3rd of 29 |
| New listings in the window | 1 | 2,251 | joint 20th of 29 |
| Kinds of work listed | 9 | 12 | joint 5th of 29 |
| Open roles stating an hourly rate | 100.0% | 80.6% | joint 1st of 25 |
| Median advertised paySmall sample | n/a | $65/hr | n/a |
| Open roles accepting any country | 0.5% | 31.7% | 15th of 25 |
| Median days listed, removed rolesSmall sample | n/a | 33 days | n/a |
Open roles at SuperAnnotate (SME), week by week
Is SuperAnnotate (SME) listing more AI training roles or fewer?
| Week | Open at the end of the week | New listings |
|---|---|---|
| 5 to 11 Oct (back catalogue)Partial week | n/a |
SuperAnnotate (SME) reviews: questions
Is SuperAnnotate (SME) legit?
Yes. SME Careers is SuperAnnotate's own hiring site for expert AI trainers, run by SME Solutions, Inc. in San Francisco, and contractors report being paid through Deel. Getting work after you are approved is much less certain. Approval is not work: on 11 October 2026 half of its 264 open roles said they had no immediate project, and many onboarded contractors report waiting months. Offers can also come in far below the 'up to' rate on the listing.
Is SuperAnnotate (SME) a scam?
No. SuperAnnotate (SME) is a real company. We found no confirmed reports of fake recruiters using SME Careers' name, and it publishes no scam warning. Its real sites are sme.careers and docs.sme.careers; support uses support@sme.careers, and contracts and ID checks happen only in Deel. Referrers message people on LinkedIn, so check that links lead to sme.careers. Its pages mention no joining fee: never pay for work.
Does SuperAnnotate (SME) pay?
Yes. A real, funded company (Series B, NVIDIA-backed) whose contractors report being paid through Deel. Approval is not work: on 2026-10-11 half of its open roles said they had no immediate project, and many onboarded contractors report waiting months for one. Payouts: Via Deel (contracts, tax/compliance). SME pays weekly through Deel: approved work done Monday to Sunday is paid the following Friday. On 11 October 2026 its public job feed held 2,229 postings for 264 roles in 105 countries, nearly all hourly in US dollars, with top rates from $2.50 to $150 an hour. Most postings give only a maximum, and SME's team sets your actual rate.
What do workers say about SuperAnnotate (SME)?
Trustpilot (SuperAnnotate) 2.6/5 (34 reviews) · Trustpilot (SME Careers) 3.2/5 (1 review) · Indeed (SuperAnnotate) 5.0/5 (1 review), read October 2026. Praise: Contractors on Reddit confirm real pay: one working on a project says you are paid hourly and the pay is decent, and another says they have been paid to date. Complaints: Many people pass, sign the Deel contract and then get no project: Reddit users describe waiting 2 months and, in one case, a year and a half, and one says a pay dispute went unanswered.
How do I spot a fake SuperAnnotate (SME) recruiter?
We found no confirmed reports of fake recruiters using SME Careers' name, and it publishes no scam warning. Its real sites are sme.careers and docs.sme.careers; support uses support@sme.careers, and contracts and ID checks happen only in Deel. Referrers message people on LinkedIn, so check that links lead to sme.careers. Its pages mention no joining fee: never pay for work.
Is SuperAnnotate (SME) hiring right now?
Yes. 377 open SuperAnnotate (SME) roles are listed on its public job board, read 18 Oct 2026.
Who is SuperAnnotate (SME) for?
Best for: Credentialed professionals (doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, linguists) with three or more years in their field who want hourly AI project work paid weekly through Deel as extra income. Not for: Anyone who needs steady hours or a fast start, expects the listed 'up to' rate, lives where Deel or the role is unavailable, or will not accept a recorded AI video interview and screen tracking.