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AI Safety Expert - Red Team

$48 - $62 per hour

Mercor

Job Description

Job Description

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: AI Safety Experts — English & Dutch
Type: Contract
Compensation: $48–$62/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Red team conversational AI models and agents by performing jailbreaks, prompt injections, and bias exploitation.
  • Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
  • Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing.
  • Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Fluent in English and Dutch .
  • Prior experience in red teaming (AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, socio-technical probing).
  • Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

  • Experience in Adversarial ML : jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks.
  • Background in Cybersecurity : penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.
  • Skills in Socio-technical risk : harassment/disinfo probing, abuse analysis.
  • Creative probing skills in psychology, acting, or writing.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

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

Vacancy posted 7 days ago
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