Remote AI Safety Specialist — English & Tamil Expert

mercor; Malaysia; Remote; MYR 90,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking AI Safety Experts—English & Tamil—for remote, contract work. You will perform red-team testing on conversational AI, identify vulnerabilities, and generate actionable data and reports to help improve model safety and reliability.

The role requires native fluency in English and Tamil, meticulous attention to language quality, and a structured, independent work style to meet tight deadlines across diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in English and Tamil.
• Strong judgment about language accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness.
• Rigorous attention to subtle errors, inconsistencies, and gaps.
• Structured, guideline-driven work with quality standards.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Adaptability across projects, task types, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models through jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
• Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
• Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
• Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Fluent English

Tamil language

Judgment/Quality assessment

Attention to detail

Structured approach

Clear communication

Adaptability

Job description

Mercor is seeking AI Safety Experts—English & Tamil—for remote, contract work. You will perform red-team testing on conversational AI, identify vulnerabilities, and generate actionable data and reports to help improve model safety and reliability.

The role requires native fluency in English and Tamil, meticulous attention to language quality, and a structured, independent work style to meet tight deadlines across diverse projects.