SYSTEMS ENGINEER - AI MODEL EVALUATOR

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: Systems Engineer (Coding Agent Experience) Type: Contract Compensation: $85/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities • Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex engineering tasks. • Review model-generated code, architecture decisions, and systems implementations. • Identify bugs, edge cases, performance bottlenecks, and failure modes. • Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses. • Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic systems engineering scenarios. • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance . Qualifications Must-Have • 2+ years of professional systems engineering experience. • Experience with distributed systems , networking , operating systems , storage systems , infrastructure software , or database internals . • Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor , Claude Code , Codex , Windsurf , Gemini CLI , or similar tools. • Ability to evaluate model-generated systems designs and implementations. Preferred • Experience building highly scalable and performance-critical systems. Compensation & Legal • $400 per accepted task • Compensation is tied to accepted work. 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.