AI Software Engineer

Mercor, Inc.
New York, United States of America
23 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 187K

Job location

Remote
New York, United States of America

Tech stack

API
Artificial Intelligence
Business Logic
Cloud Computing
Databases
Python
Software Engineering
TypeScript
Rust
Prompt Engineering
Go

Job description

  • Evaluate and improve AI model outputs in complex software engineering tasks.
  • Develop and refine prompt engineering techniques, including chain-of-thought and few-shot methods.
  • Build and optimize agentic systems with tool-calling loops and multi-step reasoning pipelines.
  • Manage context effectively using RAG, chunking, and vector search to prevent degradation.
  • Critically assess model outputs, identifying hallucinations and subtle failures.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to enhance AI model performance., PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Requirements

Must-Have

  • 4+ years professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong proficiency in at least two languages (Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, etc.).
  • Comfortable with APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and application logic.
  • Expert command of prompt engineering and context management.

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