Senior Computer Scientist
Mercor, Inc.
San Francisco, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 173KJob location
Remote
San Francisco, United States of America
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Databases
Data Structures
Software Engineering
Information Technology
Job description
- Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on computer science problems.
- Produce original problem sets using architecture diagrams, data structure visualizations, and algorithm traces.
- Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance task quality and throughput.
- Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines., PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, or MS in CS with 3+ years engineering, research, or teaching experience, or BS in CS with 5+ years software engineering, systems, or applied CS practice.
- Working fluency in at least two of: algorithms, systems, databases, networks, theory of computation.
- Comfortable with architecture diagrams, data structure visualizations, and algorithm traces.
- Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
About the company
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., © 2026 Careerjet All rights reserved