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AI Software Engineer - Task Curator

$60 - $90 per hour
Full-time

Mercor

About the job

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 .

Position: Software Engineering Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $60–$90/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 35 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic, multi-step software engineering challenges to push the limits of today's best AI coding agents.
  • Build reference solutions in Python with setup and checks for clear, verifiable answers.
  • Utilize AI coding assistants in your workflow to identify their strengths and limitations.
  • Review tasks created by peers and provide feedback on clarity, correctness, and difficulty.
  • Analyze AI agents' task attempts to help the research team understand failure points.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • MSc or PhD in computer science or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 1+ years in a research, research-engineering, or software engineering role.
  • Strong Python scripting and debugging skills with clean-code habits.
  • Proficiency with Git , IDEs, and standard software development workflows.
  • Ability to engage reliably for approximately 35 hours/week .

Preferred

  • Experience with AI coding assistants , prompt engineering, or agent workflows.
  • Past experience in AI training , model evaluation, or benchmark/task authoring.

Resources & Support

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

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