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Software Engineer - AI Trainer

Mercor, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Compensation
$104,000.0 - $145,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
indeed.com

Tech stack

PHP (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Perl (Programming Language) Ruby

Job description

  • Evaluate and improve systems and build toolchains using C and Rust.
  • Enhance enterprise JVM and build ecosystems with C#, Kotlin, Scala, and Swift.
  • Optimize production web and ops scripting with Ruby, PHP, and Perl.
  • Advance scientific and quant computing using R.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.

Requirements

Must-Have

  • Strong professional experience in at least one listed domain.
  • Deep understanding of language internals, tooling, and real-world production constraints.
  • Ability to reason about edge cases, performance, and system design trade-offs.
  • Detail-oriented with strong written feedback skills.

Benefits & conditions

4.24.2 out of 5 stars San Francisco, CA Remote $50 - $70 an hour - Part-time

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.

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