Software Engineer

About this role

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:
Technology Professional


Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$40–$80/hour
Commitment:
10–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities

• Author realistic technology prompts in software engineering, IT, systems architecture, cybersecurity, data systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
• Review and revise AI-generated responses for technical accuracy, feasibility, clarity, and adherence to industry best practices.
• Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex debugging scenarios, architectural trade-offs, or implementation challenges.
• Create controlled prompt variations to test subtle differences in constraints, environments, performance requirements, or system assumptions.
• Evaluate outputs across different tones and instruction constraints.
• Identify model failure cases involving logical errors, incorrect implementation details, security oversights, or unrealistic system designs.

Qualifications
Must-Have

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 2+ years of professional work experience in software development, systems engineering, IT, cybersecurity, data engineering, or a related technology role.
• Active professional familiarity with technology practice in at least one of the following languages: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
• Strong understanding of industry standards, development workflows, and technical documentation practices within your linguistic and cultural context.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills in the target language.
• Ability to exerc...