Special Forces Operator

micro1; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking current or former Special Operations Forces personnel to contribute to an AI development project focused on military operations, tactical decision-making, and operational realism.

You will review AI-generated scenarios, identify inaccuracies, and provide expert feedback to improve AI reasoning and reliability. Remote worldwide, you will assess ROE and LOAC alignment and deliver clear, structured written evaluations.

Qualifications

• Current or former Special Operations Forces operator or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in tactical operations, mission planning, and weapons employment.
• Strong understanding of military procedures and tactical decision-making.
• Ability to explain complex military concepts clearly in writing; combat deployments or tactical instructor experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated scenarios involving special operations, tactical planning, and combat decision-making.
• Assess operational realism, mission execution, and the application of military tactics and procedures.
• Review scenarios for accuracy, sound reasoning, and alignment with ROE and LOAC.
• Identify unrealistic assumptions or operational errors and provide clear, structured written feedback.

Skills

tactical ops

mission planning

military tactics

realism assessment

written comms

ROE knowledge

LOAC knowledge

scenario evaluation

combat experience

analytical thinking

Job description

pay

Required Skills

• tactical operations expertise
• mission planning
• military tactics and procedures
• operational realism assessment
• written communication
• rules of engagement (roe) knowledge
• law of armed conflict (loac) knowledge
• scenario evaluation
• combat experience
• analytical thinking

About micro1

micro1 is a data lab that helps AI labs & Enterprises train foundational models and agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings.

Our AI recruiting agent sources and vets domain experts for our data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data. Our research spans high-value, specialized domains (legal, medical, finance, coding, etc.), where expert-level data is the hardest to produce and most valuable for advanced model performance. Our pipeline performance system ensures both quality and velocity.

Role Title: Special Forces Operator

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote (Worldwide)

About the Role

micro1 is seeking current or former Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel to contribute to an AI development project focused on military operations, tactical decision-making, and operational realism.

You'll use your firsthand military experience to evaluate AI-generated scenarios, identify inaccuracies, and provide expert feedback to improve AI reasoning and reliability.

Scope of Work

• Evaluate AI-generated scenarios involving special operations, tactical planning, and combat decision-making.
• Assess operational realism, mission execution, and the application of military tactics and procedures.
• Review scenarios for accuracy, sound reasoning, and alignment with Rules of Engagement (ROE) and the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC).
• Identify unrealistic assumptions or operational errors and provide clear, structured written feedback.

Qualifications

• Current or former Special Operations Forces operator, such as a Green Beret, Army Ranger, Navy SEAL, Marine Raider, Air Force Special Tactics operator, or equivalent allied SOF personnel.
• Hands-on experience in tactical operations, mission planning, and weapons employment.
• Strong understanding of military operational procedures and tactical decision-making.
• Ability to explain complex military concepts clearly in writing.Combat deployments, Special Forces weapons specialization, or experience as a tactical instructor are highly desirable.