Full Stack Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $130/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications in a remote setting. The role emphasizes Python development, API work, and scalable architectures, with a focus on production-grade systems.

You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, contribute to architectural discussions, and help improve performance and reliability. This contract position offers hourly compensation of $80–$130 and requires availability of 8 hours per day.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with MCP and API development.
• Ability to work at least 8 hours per day.
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade applications.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications using Python.
• Build and integrate APIs and MCP-based systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to enhance system scalability.
• Write clean, scalable, and production-ready code for robust application performance.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve application performance.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions to drive innovation.

Skills

Python

Full stack development

Production-grade applications

Problem-solving

Communication

Availability 8h/day

Tools

MCP

API development

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: Senior Software Engineer Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $80–$130/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications using Python .
• Build and integrate APIs and MCP-based systems .
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to enhance system scalability.
• Write clean, scalable, and production-ready code for robust application performance.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve application performance.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions to drive innovation.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Multiple years of experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Strong proficiency in Python .
• Experience with MCP and API development .
• Ability to work at least 8 hours per day .
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade applications.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

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