AI Project Builder - Fully Remote

Mercor; Greater London; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to understand how people build with AI coding assistants. We’re looking for builders with their own projects to work in OpenCode, a terminal-based coding assistant, while sessions are recorded.

You’ll build or improve your own project using provided models, choosing the right tool for each task and keeping interactions focused per task. Remote, flexible schedule, start immediately, with compensation per accepted session.

Qualifications

• Actively building a real project (side project, startup, app, or LLM-powered feature).
• Experience using AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Replit, Lovable).
• Familiar with Mac or Linux terminal setup.
• Non-coders who build with AI are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Build or improve your own real project using the open-weight and Gemini models we provide.
• Choose which model to use for each task, and switch whenever you naturally would
• Use one chat per task.

Skills

Active project building

AI tool usage

Terminal setup Mac/Linux

Non-coder welcome

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Codex

Cline

Replit

Lovable

Job description

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to understand how people build with AI coding assistants. We're looking for builders with their own projects, from experienced developers to non-coders who build with AI, to do their normal work in OpenCode, a terminal-based coding assistant, while each session is recorded.

What You'll Do

• Build or improve your own real project using the open-weight and Gemini models we provide
• Choose which model to use for each task, and switch whenever you naturally would
• Use one chat per task

Ideal Qualifications

• Actively building a real project (side project, startup, app, or LLM-powered feature)
• Uses AI tools to build, such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Replit, or Lovable
• Comfortable following simple terminal setup steps on Mac or Linux
• Professional coding experience is welcome but not required; non-coders who build with AI are encouraged to apply

Project Details

• Remote, flexible schedule
• $500 per accepted session (about 50 turns, typically 2-3 hours of active work)
• Start: immediate