AI Adversarial Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $35/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 33,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking AI Safety Experts to remotely support safety testing for conversational AI. The role requires strong red-teaming skills in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing, and the ability to communicate risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

This contract position emphasizes independence and asynchronous collaboration across diverse projects, with a focus on responsible testing and risk mitigation for advanced AI systems.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and Thai.
• Experience in AI adversarial testing, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
• Strong written and verbal communication to explain risks clearly to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents, focusing on jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.
• Generate high-quality human data, annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks.
• Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
• Document reproducibly with reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
• Work independently and asynchronously on higher-sensitivity projects with clear guidelines and wellness resources.

Skills

English

Thai

Red teaming

AI security

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: AI Safety Experts — English & Thai

Type: Contract

Compensation: $24–$35/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents. Focus on jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.
• Generate high-quality human data. Annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks.
• Apply structure. Follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
• Document reproducibly. Produce reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
• Work independently and asynchronously . Participate in higher-sensitivity projects with clear guidelines and wellness resources.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Fluent Language Skills Required: English & Thai
• Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work , cybersecurity , or socio-technical probing.
• Strong communication skills. Explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptability. Thrive on moving across projects and customers.

Preferred

• Experience in Adversarial ML , Cybersecurity , or socio-technical risk.
• Creative probing skills in psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.