German Language Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $52/hr Part-time

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 59,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor in the AI safety space seeks a bilingual German generalist expert to craft expert-level prompts in German, support prompt evaluation, and contribute to model safety.

You will flag adversarial wording, document reasoning, and collaborate with AI research teams while working independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.

Native German with business English, a bachelor’s degree, and careful attention to detail are required; remote work is supported from Germany or Western Europe.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in German and business-level English.
• Bachelor's degree, completed or in progress.
• Strong written reasoning and attention to detail.
• Good judgment around sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Write expert-level prompts in German across sensitive subjects.
• Apply guidelines to classify prompts and conversations.
• Flag adversarial phrasing and escalation patterns; document reasoning.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve model performance.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure models handle sensitive topics effectively.

Skills

German fluency

English proficiency

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: Bilingual German Generalist Expert — AI Safety

Type: Contract

Compensation: $48–$52/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Write expert-level prompts in German across a range of sensitive subject areas.
• Apply structured guidelines to classify prompts and conversations.
• Flag adversarial phrasings and escalation patterns. Document the reasoning behind your judgments.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure models handle sensitive topics effectively.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Native or near-native fluency in German , plus business-level written English .
• A bachelor's degree , completed or in progress.
• Strong written reasoning and a high level of attention to detail.
• Sound judgment around sensitive and dual-use information.

Preferred

• Based in Germany or the wider Western Europe region.
• Experience reviewing, grading, or red-teaming written or technical content.
• Background in trust and safety, content moderation, policy evaluation, or adversarial testing.