Software Engineer - Fully Remote

Mercor; Toronto; Remote; CAD 191,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a contract role. This position offers remote work and compensation of $120/hour. You will apply your open-source experience to real software projects and collaborate with AI research teams to improve model outputs and data quality.

The ideal candidate has senior-level or principal experience and actively contributes to open-source projects, including GitHub repos with 100+ stars or clear package usage.

Qualifications

• Senior, Staff, or Principal Software Engineer experience.
• Active contribution to open-source projects with recent commits.
• Projects with 100+ GitHub stars or clear package usage.

Responsibilities

• Apply open-source engineering experience to real software engineering work.
• Contribute to AI model training, evaluation, and improvement.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.
• Leverage technical skills and tools to drive impactful solutions.

Skills

Open-source contributions

Async work

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

GitHub

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: Senior Software Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Apply open-source engineering experience to real software engineering work.
• Contribute to AI model training, evaluation, and improvement.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.
• Leverage technical skills and tools to drive impactful solutions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Senior, Staff, or Principal Software Engineer experience.
• Active contribution to open-source projects with recent commits.
• Maintenance or contribution to projects with 100+ GitHub stars or clear package usage.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]