Malayalam Language Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $20/hr Part-time

mercor; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 76,000 - 101,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Generalist fluent in English and Malayalam to join a remote, contract-based role. You will conduct fact-checking, evaluate model outputs, and help improve AI performance through precise human evaluation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, strong English writing, native Malayalam, and proven experience with large language models. You will work asynchronously to meet deadlines and contribute to high-quality data for AI research labs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Native speaker in Malayalam.
• Significant experience using large language models (LLMs).
• Excellent writing skills in English.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Background or experience in domains requiring structured analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fact-checking using trusted public sources and external tools.
• Generate high-quality human evaluation data by identifying response strengths, areas for improvement, and factual inaccuracies.
• Assess reasoning quality, clarity, tone, and completeness of responses.
• Ensure model responses align with expected conversational behavior and system guidelines.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Malayalam

English writing

LLMs experience

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

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

Generalist - English & Malayalam

Type

Contract

Compensation

$15–$20/hour

Location

Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Conduct fact-checking using trusted public sources and external tools .
• Generate high-quality human evaluation data by identifying response strengths, areas for improvement, and factual inaccuracies.
• Assess reasoning quality, clarity, tone, and completeness of responses.
• Ensure model responses align with expected conversational behavior and system guidelines.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications Must-Have

• Bachelor's degree .
• Native speaker in Malayalam .
• Significant experience using large language models (LLMs).
• Excellent writing skills in English .
• Strong attention to detail .
• Background or experience in domains requiring structured analytical thinking .

Preferred

• Prior experience with RLHF, model evaluation, or data annotation work .
• Experience writing or editing high-quality written content .
• Experience comparing multiple outputs and making fine-grained qualitative judgments .