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PHP Specialist - AI Systems Engineer

$100 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: Expert Specialized Systems Engineer – PHP / Fortran / Slang
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–200/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Evaluate technical tasks in PHP , Fortran , or Slang against professional standards.
  • Review intricate code-level situations and provide precise, structured assessments.
  • Work in Docker environments, interpreting programmatic and CI-style checks.
  • Provide clear written rationales explaining expert judgments.
  • Complete well-defined, time-bounded tasks with explicit evaluation criteria.
  • Stay flexible and available on weekends when needed to keep the project moving forward.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 5+ years of professional or research experience in PHP , Fortran , or Slang .
  • Comfort with Linux/Docker-based repo environments and CI checks.
  • Ability to articulate code correctness and idiomatic usage clearly in writing.

Preferred

  • Experience in web-platform, HPC/national-lab/academic, or graphics-research and game-engine backgrounds.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor
  • Paid weekly

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 2 days ago
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