About the job

Mercor

connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include

Benchmark

,

General Catalyst

,

Peter Thiel

,

Adam D'Angelo

,

Larry Summers

, and

Jack Dorsey

.

Position

Software Engineering Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$150/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• -
• Write engineering problems from systems you have shipped, including requirements, constraints, and failure modes.
• - Grade

model-written code

• and design for edge case handling, complexity justification, and test effectiveness.
• - Flag where a model's code passes review but would fail in production due to concurrency, scale, error handling, or operational costs.
• - Work

independently and asynchronously

to meet deadlines while improving

AI model performance

• .
• - Collaborate with

AI research teams

to enhance

training data

quality and downstream performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Professional experience building and shipping software.
• Clear written communication skills.
• Comfort with ambiguous tasks and willingness to flag unclear instructions.

Preferred

• -
• Experience with

React

,

TypeScript

,

Next.js

,

Java

,

Go

,

Node.js

,

Android

,

iOS

• .
• - Skills in

DevOps

, platform engineering, systems and performance engineering,

QA

, automation, and security engineering.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome - For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com *PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.*