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Senior Software Engineer, Discovery

Mercor · San Francisco

Applied AIonsitesenior$250k–$500k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build self-optimizing automation for scaling expert data production businesses.
  • Own agents that source, vet and staff thousands of experts with minimal input.
  • Build pay models, experiments and agents accountable for real revenue goals.

What they offer

  • Bi-annual performance bonus structure
  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
  • Up to $15k relocation bonus
  • $10K housing bonus if within 0.5 miles of office
  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
  • Free Equinox membership
  • $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Ideal candidate

Experienced builder with 5+ years who thrives in ambiguity and seeks outsized scope. You care deeply about quality and want to own large systems powering AI data businesses.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of engineering experience
  • Thrives under ambiguity
  • Seeks outsized scope
  • Fights for high quality

Lab profile

About Mercor

AI data company organizing human expertise to train frontier models for the AI economy.

What they build

  • APEX benchmark family
  • Mercor Enterprise
  • Human expertise training data platform

Known for

  • Massive domain-expert network
  • Frontier model training infrastructure
  • Real-world professional work evaluation

Key facts

  • Millions of domain experts on platform
  • Pays over $4M per day to experts
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