AI Safety Expert - Red Team

### 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:** AI Safety Experts — English & Assamese **Type:****Contract** **Compensation:****$20–$22/hour** **Location:****Remote** ### Role Responsibilities * Red team conversational **AI models** and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation. * Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks. * Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing. * Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on. * Review **AI outputs** on sensitive topics like bias, misinformation, or harmful behaviors, with optional participation in higher-sensitivity projects. ### Qualifications **Must-Have** * ****Fluent Language Skills Required:** English & Assamese** * **Prior red teaming experience in **AI adversarial work**, **cybersecurity**, or socio-technical probing.** * **Ability to push systems to breaking points with a curious and adversarial mindset.** * **Structured approach using frameworks or benchmarks.** * **Strong communication skills to explain risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.** * **Adaptability to move across projects and customers.** ### **Preferred** * **Experience with **Adversarial ML**, **Cybersecurity**, and socio-technical risk.** * **Skills in creative probing, such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.** ### **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:** * **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)