Scala Engineer - AI Specialist

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: Expert Software Engineer – Scala / Kotlin / OCaml
Type: Contract
Compensation: $120–200/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate technical tasks in Scala, Kotlin, or OCaml against real-world professional standards.
• Review intricate code-level situations and provide precise, structured written assessments.
• Work inside containerized repositories using Docker to run and interpret programmatic and CI-style checks.
• Provide clear written rationales explaining expert judgments.
• Complete well-defined, time-bounded tasks with explicit evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering in Scala, Kotlin, or OCaml.
• Comfort working in Docker/CI-based repo environments.
• Ability to articulate clearly why code is correct or idiomatic in writing.

Preferred

• Engineers from top product, data, or research engineering backgrounds.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.