GenAI Software Engineer - Foundational, Part-Time (20h/wk)

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor's GenAI team is seeking an experienced software engineer to advance cutting-edge AI models. You will guide research and engineering groups, design challenging tasks, and provide precise feedback on work products.

The role requires strong Python skills plus experience in at least one of Java, C++, Go or Rust, with hands-on Git workflows and CI practices. You will contribute to robust training data, write and review complex coding tasks, and help define evaluation rubrics for model outputs,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of dedicated professional software engineering experience at a recognized tech company or startup.
• Strong production proficiency in Python plus at least one of Java, C++, Go or Rust.
• Hands-on experience with Git workflows, code review, automated testing and CI.
• Demonstrable career progression (e.g., Engineer → Senior Engineer → Staff/Tech Lead).
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 20 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance.
• Design domain-relevant tasks and write accurate, well-structured solutions to SE problems.
• Evaluate tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
• Write, review and debug multi-file coding tasks with unit tests and reference solutions.
• Develop rubrics to assess code correctness, readability, test coverage and tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency in training data.

Skills

Python

Java/C++/Go/Rust

Tools

Git workflows

CI

Job description

Mercor's GenAI team is seeking an experienced software engineer to advance cutting-edge AI models. You will guide research and engineering groups, design challenging tasks, and provide precise feedback on work products.

The role requires strong Python skills plus experience in at least one of Java, C++, Go or Rust, with hands-on Git workflows and CI practices. You will contribute to robust training data, write and review complex coding tasks, and help define evaluation rubrics for model outputs,