AI Software Engineer

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: SWE/LLM Superuser
Type: Contract
Compensation: $42/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve AI model outputs in complex software engineering tasks.
• Develop and refine prompt engineering techniques, including chain-of-thought and few-shot methods.
• Build and optimize agentic systems with tool-calling loops and multi-step reasoning pipelines.
• Manage context effectively using RAG, chunking, and vector search to prevent degradation.
• Critically assess model outputs, identifying hallucinations and subtle failures.
• Work independently and asynchronously to enhance AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 4+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least two languages (Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, etc.).
• Comfortable with APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and application logic.
• Expert command of prompt engineering and context management.

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.