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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: Hourly contractor
Compensation: $85–$125/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 24-hour sprint
Commitment: Task-based
Role Responsibilities
- Analyze large, production-grade repositories to create and evaluate technically challenging coding questions.
- Systematically explore multiple modules and connect related functions across files.
- Assess how advanced AI systems reason about architecture, data flow, and performance.
- Influence AI model learning by citing specific files, functions, and line numbers.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.
Must-Have
- 3+ years of elite software engineering experience at top-tier startups or similar environments.
- Experience using coding agents or LLMs like Copilot, Claude, GPT-4, or Replit Agents.
- Computer Science degree from a leading university or equivalent practical expertise.
- Fluent in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript; comfortable reading Java, Go, or other modern languages.
- Strong architectural understanding and ability to connect distributed logic across files.
- Next 1–2 weeks
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Hourly contractor through Mercor.
- Weekly payouts 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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