Software Engineer - Evaluation Author at Mercor

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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: Code-Data Eval Author — Software Engineer
Type:Contract
Compensation:$35–$120/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:30+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author non-trivial coding tasks with golden solutions and automated verifiers.
• Design rubrics and grade agent trajectories and model outputs.
• Improve task and rubric quality through structured review.
• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years of software engineering at a real product organization (big tech or venture-backed startup).
• Strong code quality, systems design, debugging, and testing discipline.
• Clear written communication (you write instructions others follow).

Preferred

• Familiarity with AI coding tools and evals.

Interview Process

• Short Mercor Technical Screen.
• Live Code Review Session.
• Domain Expert Interview.
• You're paid $200 for completing all three, regardless of outcome.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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Job Info:

• Company: Mercor
• Position: Software Engineer - Evaluation Author
• Work Location: Dublin
• Country: IE

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