Remote AI Safety Red Team Specialist & Trainer

Mercor; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a red team to probe AI models with adversarial inputs, surface vulnerabilities, and generate red team data to improve safety for customers.

The project involves reviewing AI outputs on bias, misinformation, or harmful behavior. Work is text-based, and participation in higher-sensitivity projects is optional, with clear guidelines and wellness resources. Remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• Red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
• Curious and adversarial: you instinctively push systems to breaking points.
• Structured: you use frameworks or benchmarks, not just random hacks.
• Communicative: you explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptable: thrive on moving across projects and customers.

Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents: jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, multi-turn manipulation
• Generate high-quality human data: annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks
• Apply structure: follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
• Document reproducibly: produce reports, datasets, and attack cases customers can act on

Skills

Red team experience

Adversarial thinking

Structured approach

Clear communication

Adaptability

Job description

Mercor is assembling a red team to probe AI models with adversarial inputs, surface vulnerabilities, and generate red team data to improve safety for customers.

The project involves reviewing AI outputs on bias, misinformation, or harmful behavior. Work is text-based, and participation in higher-sensitivity projects is optional, with clear guidelines and wellness resources. Remote work is supported.