Software Engineering Expert

• 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.

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.

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.