Senior Software Engineer - Open Source

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 102,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on a contract basis for remote work. Compensation is $120/hour.

You will apply open-source engineering experience to real software projects and collaborate with AI research teams to improve model outputs. You will work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines, contribute to AI model training, evaluation, and improvement, and leverage your technical skills and tools to drive impactful, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Senior, Staff, or Principal Software Engineer experience.
• Active contribution to open-source projects with recent commits.
• Maintenance or contribution to projects with 100+ GitHub stars or clear package usage.

Responsibilities

• Apply open-source engineering experience to real software engineering work.
• Contribute to AI model training, evaluation, and improvement.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.
• Leverage technical skills and tools to drive impactful solutions.

Skills

Senior, Staff, or Principal Software

Open-source contributions

100+ GitHub stars projects

GitHub experience

Tools

GitHub

Job description

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
Type: Contract
Compensation: $120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Apply open-source engineering experience to real software engineering work.
• Contribute to AI model training, evaluation, and improvement.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.
• Leverage technical skills and tools to drive impactful solutions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Senior, Staff, or Principal Software Engineer experience.
• Active contribution to open-source projects with recent commits.
• Maintenance or contribution to projects with 100+ GitHub stars or clear package usage.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
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