Software Engineer Intern
Mercor · San Francisco
CHECKED 22H AGO
Applied AIonsiteintern$83k–$156k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end backend systems powering workflows for top AI companies.
- Team-matched to talent automation or applied AI human-data projects.
- Your work directly powers how AI labs train and deploy models.
What they offer
- Mentorship from experienced engineers
- Work on real, high-impact projects
- $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
- Free Equinox membership
- Team events and offsites
- Potential full-time return offer
Ideal candidate
Curious computer science student passionate about AI and startups who thrives in fast-paced, in-person teams and wants to own real production systems end to end.
Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related field, graduating 2026-2028
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or JavaScript
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
- Familiarity with APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms
- Curiosity and passion for AI and startups
- Excited to work in person and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- remote policy
- In-person 5 days a week
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