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# Systems Engineer - Fully Remote

- **Company:** Mercor, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Databases, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems
- **Published:** June 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us16876e4416459ebad938619f4bba7840

## About the Role

Must-Have

 * 2+ years of professional systems engineering experience.
 * Experience with distributed systems, networking, operating systems, storage systems, infrastructure software, or database internals.
 * Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
 * Ability to evaluate model-generated systems designs and implementations.

Preferred

 * Experience building highly scalable and performance-critical systems.

## Description

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.


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