AI SAFETY SPECIALIST - FULLY REMOTE | UPTO $84/HR
mercor
Part-timesenior€70-84/hour
Job description
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 Red Teamer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$84/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
• Design adversarial prompts to stress-test frontier AI models .
• Identify jailbreaks, unsafe behaviors, hallucinations, and policy failures.
• Evaluate model robustness across misinformation, cyber, biosecurity, fraud, political content, and other sensitive domains.
• Document vulnerabilities and contribute to safety benchmarking and red-teaming reports.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to improve model alignment, robustness, and safety.
Qualifications
Must-Have
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science , Cybersecurity , Journalism , Communications , Psychology , Biology , Chemistry , Public Policy , or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in AI Safety , AI Red Teaming , Trust & Safety , cybersecurity, investigative journalism, life sciences, or a related field.
• Strong analytical reasoning, prompt design, and written communication skills.
• Experience designing adversarial prompts or evaluating frontier AI systems .
Preferred
• Experience with AI Red Teaming , RLHF , SFT , AI Alignment , or Trust & Safety .
• Familiarity with jailbreak testing, prompt engineering, or adversarial evaluation methodologies.
• Expertise in one or more grey-area domains, including cyber, biosecurity, political content, misinformation, or scientific safety.
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.
Skills
Computer ScienceCybersecurityJournalismCommunicationsPsychologyBiologyChemistryPublic PolicyAI SafetyAI Red TeamingTrust & SafetyRLHFSFTAI AlignmentPrompt EngineeringAdversarial EvaluationJailbreak Testing