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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 Engineer
Type: Contractor
Compensation: $350–$500/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–20 hours/week (initially)
Role Responsibilities
- Build robust, high-performance systems for next-generation machine learning applications.
- Develop coding environments without using LLMs.
- Create, test, and integrate APIs with expert-level proficiency.
- Work independently and asynchronously during the trial phase.
- Transition to a full-time engineering role with 60+ hours/week commitment.
Must-Have
- 2+ years of elite software engineering experience from top-tier technology startups or similar environments.
- 2+ years working with Agentic code tools like Cursor and Claude Code.
- Computer Science degree from a prestigious university in the U.S., Canada, or the UK.
- Exceptional attention to detail and rigorous problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Immediate start; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Initial screening
- Technical interview
- Final interview with leadership
- Hourly contractor classification.
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
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