AI Performance Engineer - C++ Expert
$70 - $110 per hourMercor
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: Performance Engineer (C++, Python, Rust)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$110/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization.
- Design challenging tasks across specializations and write accurate solutions to performance engineering problems.
- Evaluate performance engineering tasks and provide clear, written technical feedback.
- Develop guidelines and rubrics to assess systems design quality across AI workloads .
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while enhancing AI model training .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 2+ years of experience in performance engineering or low-level optimization.
- Expertise in C++, Python, or Rust with familiarity in the others.
- Proven track record of performance improvements on production systems.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Ability to engage for 40 hours/week during weekdays.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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