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: Senior Software Engineering Experts Type: Contract Compensation: $120–$180/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Design realistic, challenging software engineering tasks from real-world work.
Tasks include feature changes, debugging, root-cause analysis, code review, system design, and technical documentation.
Write explicit task proposals explaining task realism, verification, and challenges for current AI models .
Illustrate "what valuable looks like" with reference solutions, tests, and criteria covering correctness, architecture, maintainability, style, and scope.
Assess AI-generated code and engineering work, collaborating with AI coding agents to evaluate success and failure.
Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment for reproducible and defensible assessments.
Take structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate on submitted work.




Qualifications Must-Have 4+ years of professional software engineering experience at leading technology, quantitative, or financial firms.
Strong command of at least one major language like Python , Java , C++ , Go , TypeScript , or Rust .
Proven ability to work in large, complex production codebases and judge code quality.
Excellent written English for explaining technical decisions and trade-offs.
Bachelor's degree from an English-speaking country.
Detail-oriented and consistent in evaluating complex work.
Comfortable receiving feedback and calibrating judgment against set standards.
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📌 Software Engineering Expert - Fully Remote | Up To $180/Hr (Sydney)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Sydney