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LLM Agent Engineer - Specialist

$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: Agent Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–$500/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Build and operate LLM agents in production environments.
  • Ensure agent reliability and evaluate performance improvements.
  • Manage long-running processes like scheduled jobs and cloud sandboxes.
  • Develop internal monoagents and shared company memory systems.
  • Enhance agent visibility and cost tracking for organizational use.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Experience in building and operating LLM agents .
  • Proven track record of improving agent reliability and performance.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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Vacancy posted 18 days ago
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