Generative AI Engineer | Upto $42/hr

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: support@mercor.com

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

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