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AI Safety Expert - Red Team

$20 - $22 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 & Telugu
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 by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance and ensure flexible hours .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Fluent in English & Telugu .
  • Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work , cybersecurity , or socio-technical probing.
  • Ability to explain risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

  • Experience with adversarial ML , cybersecurity , or socio-technical risk analysis.
  • Skills in creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor
  • Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

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 22 days ago
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