Mercor
Software Engineering Expert Fully Remote
Software Engineering Expert Fully Remote at Mercor, based in London. This is a contract role with remote working.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Contract · Remote
- Location
- London
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
Reference 643903999151112349
About the role
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 DAngelo 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 clear task proposals explaining task realism verification and challenges for current AI models.
- Illustrate what good 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.
- Bachelors degree from an English-speaking country.
- Detail-oriented and consistent in evaluating complex work.
- Comfortable receiving feedback and calibrating judgment against set standards.
Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Reference: 643903999151112349 · Posted 21 minutes ago · Closes 13 Dec 2026 · Listed via Mercor
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