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Generative AI Engineer | Upto $42/hr

Remote-first Full-time Now hiring

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]

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