LLM Agent Engineer - Specialist

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 123,000 - 615,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Agent Engineer to design, build, and operate LLM agents in production. This contract role is remote, offering an hourly compensation between $100 and $500. You will work independently to deploy robust agent workflows and optimize performance.

You will manage long-running tasks, cloud sandboxes, and internal monoagents, while improving visibility and cost tracking across the organization. Daily reviews help align delivery with project goals and timelines.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience building and operating LLM agents.
• Proven track record of improving agent reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate LLM agents in production environments.
• Ensure agent reliability and evaluate performance improvements.
• Manage long-running processes like scheduled jobs and cloud sandboxes.
• Develop internal monoagents and shared company memory systems.
• Enhance agent visibility and cost tracking for organizational use.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals.

Skills

LLM agent dev

Reliability optimization

Job description

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs.

Position: Agent Engineer Type: Contract Compensation: $100–$500/hour Location: Remote

PS: Our team reviews applications daily.

Role Responsibilities

• Build and operate LLM agents in production environments.
• Ensure agent reliability and evaluate performance improvements.
• Manage long-running processes like scheduled jobs and cloud sandboxes.
• Develop internal monoagents and shared company memory systems.
• Enhance agent visibility and cost tracking for organizational use.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Experience in building and operating LLM agents .
• Proven track record of improving agent reliability and performance.