AI Coding Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr

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: Software Engineering Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 35 hours/week
Role Responsibilities

- Design realistic, multi-step software engineering challenges to push the limits of today's best AI coding agents.

- Build reference solutions using Python with clear, verifiable answers.

- Work with AI coding assistants to identify their strengths and weaknesses in your workflow.

- Review tasks from fellow experts, providing feedback on clarity, correctness, and difficulty.

- Analyze AI agent failures to help the research team understand task challenges.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- MSc or PhD in computer science or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.

- 1+ years of experience in research, research-engineering, or software engineering.

- Strong skills in Python scripting and debugging.

- Fluency with Git , IDEs, and standard software development workflows.

- Ability to work independently on open-ended problems.

Preferred

- Experience with AI coding assistants , prompt engineering, or agent workflows.

- Past experience in AI training, model evaluation, or benchmark/task authoring.

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