AI Safety Expert - Red Team

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 & Urdu
Type: Contract
Compensation: $20–$22/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
• Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
• Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
• Document reproducibly to produce reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
• Review AI outputs on sensitive topics like bias and misinformation, with optional participation in higher-sensitivity projects.

Qualifications

Must-Have

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

Preferred

• Experience in Adversarial ML , Cybersecurity , or socio-technical risk analysis.
• Skills in creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

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