Bilingual Evaluator - Tamil Expert

mercor; India; Remote; INR 2,002,000 - 2,670,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Generalist - English & Tamil for remote contract work. You will conduct fact-checking, generate evaluation data, and assess model responses to ensure accuracy and alignment with guidelines.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, native Tamil, strong English writing, and deep familiarity with large language models. Excellent attention to detail and analytic thinking are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Native Tamil speaker.
• Significant experience using large language models.
• Excellent writing skills in English.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Background in domains requiring structured analytical thinking (e.g., research, analytics, linguistics)

Responsibilities

• Conduct fact-checking using trusted public sources and external tools.
• Generate high-quality evaluation data by identifying strengths, weaknesses, and factual inaccuracies.
• Assess reasoning quality, clarity, tone, and completeness of responses.
• Ensure model outputs align with expected conversational behavior and system guidelines.

Skills

Tamil native

LLM experience

English writing

Attention to detail

Structured thinking

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 & Tamil

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.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor's degree
• Native speaker in Tamil
• Significant experience using large language models
• Excellent writing skills in English
• Strong attention to detail
• Background or experience in domains requiring structured analytical thinking (e.g., research, policy, analytics, linguistics, engineering)

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