AI Development Specialist - Fully Remote Upto $90 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:** Software Engineering Expert **Type:****Contract** **Compensation:****$60–$90/hour** **Location:****Remote** **Commitment:****35 hours/week** ### Role Responsibilities * Design realistic, multi-step software engineering challenges to push the limits of today's best AI coding agents. * Build reference solutions in **Python** with setup and checks for clear, verifiable answers. * Utilize **AI coding assistants** in your workflow to identify their strengths and limitations. * Review tasks created by peers and provide feedback on clarity, correctness, and difficulty. * Analyze AI agents' task attempts to help the research team understand failure points. ### Qualifications **Must-Have** * ****MSc** or **PhD** in computer science or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.** * ****1+ years** in a research, research-engineering, or software engineering role.** * **Strong **Python** scripting and debugging skills with clean-code habits.** * **Proficiency with **Git**, IDEs, and standard software development workflows.** * **Ability to engage reliably for approximately **35 hours/week**.** ### **Preferred** * **Experience with **AI coding assistants**, prompt engineering, or agent workflows.** * **Past experience in **AI training**, model evaluation, or benchmark/task authoring.** ### **Resources & Support** * **For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:** * **For any help or support, reach out to:** **_PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity._** Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)