AI Safety Red Team Specialist (Remote)

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is building a remote red-team for AI safety, focusing on adversarial testing and data creation to strengthen AI systems. The role involves structured evaluation of model vulnerabilities, bias, and misuse cases, with content that will be reviewed under clear guidelines.

You will work across projects and clients while maintaining rigorous documentation. The position emphasizes curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to explain risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders,

Qualifications

• Candidates with red-teaming or adversarial AI experience.
• Ability to follow frameworks and benchmarks.
• Strong communication of risks to diverse stakeholders.
• Comfort working across multiple 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 Teaming

Adversarial AI

Structured testing

Clear communication

Adaptable

Job description

Mercor is building a remote red-team for AI safety, focusing on adversarial testing and data creation to strengthen AI systems. The role involves structured evaluation of model vulnerabilities, bias, and misuse cases, with content that will be reviewed under clear guidelines.

You will work across projects and clients while maintaining rigorous documentation. The position emphasizes curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to explain risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders,