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Software Engineer, Applied AI

Mercor · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$130k–$500k/yrFull-time

About the role

Partner closely with frontier AI labs to understand their data, post-training, and evaluation needs
Build and operate scalable data pipelines for post-training workflows and model evaluations
Design and build scalable systems for synthetic data generation and data quality
Work directly with customers to understand requirements and develop technical solutions
Prototype new data types, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks
Lead technical discussions with customers

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with frontier AI labs to understand their data, post-training, and evaluation needs
  • Build and operate scalable data pipelines for post-training workflows and model evaluations
  • Design and build scalable systems for synthetic data generation and data quality
  • Work directly with customers to understand requirements and develop technical solutions
  • Prototype new data types, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks
  • Lead technical discussions with customers

Requirements

Strong backend engineering fundamentals in a modern language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
Experience with model training and inference
Strong grounding in statistical analysis and experimental design for measuring model performance and improvements
Familiarity with evaluation methods for large language models
Comfort working through ambiguity and shipping iteratively

Qualifications

  • Strong backend engineering fundamentals in a modern language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
  • Experience with model training and inference
  • Strong grounding in statistical analysis and experimental design for measuring model performance and improvements
  • Familiarity with evaluation methods for large language models
  • Comfort working through ambiguity and shipping iteratively

Skills

Ownership and customer-facing problem solving
Entrepreneurial thinking and moving quickly
Balancing speed with engineering rigor
Clear communication with technical and non-technical users

Benefits

  • Bi-annual performance bonus structure
  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
  • Up to $15k Relocation bonus
  • $10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
  • $200 monthly stipend for meals
  • Free Equinox membership
  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Pay

Compensation Range: $130K - $500K

Schedule

In-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices

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