Senior SWE - AI Specialist

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 289,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor in the US/Europe AI lab is recruiting a senior software engineer for a highly challenging project. You must be able to commit around 20 hours per week and contribute meaningfully to advanced modeling tasks.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years at top US tech firms, a passion for improving model capabilities, and are available for a 2–3 week contract with potential promotion on future projects with Mercor.

Qualifications

• Have 10+ years of experience working at top US tech firms.
• Are passionate about improving model capabilities at complex SWE tasks.
• You must be able to commit around 20 hours per week for this role.
• This contract is expected to last 2-3 weekss and includes promotion opportunities within the project.

Responsibilities

• Successful contributions increase the odds that you are selected on future projects with Mercor.

Skills

10+ years exp

Job description

Mercor is recruiting expert US/Europe-based senior SWEs for a highly challenging project with a leading foundational model AI lab.

You are a good fit if you:

• Have 10+ years of experience working at top US tech firms

• Are passionate about improving model capabilities at complex SWE tasks

About the role

• You must be able to commit around 20 hours per week for this role

• This contract is expected to last 2-3 weekss and includes promotion opportunities within the project

• Successful contributions increase the odds that you are selected on future projects with Mercor

Vetting process

• 30 minute AI interview
• Asynchronous SWE exercise and project instructions quiz (2h total, paid $100 for completion)

Pay and legal status

• This role will pay $150-210/h depending on geography and experience-level