About the Company
Mercor is a company that connects technical and creative professionals with leading artificial intelligence research laboratories. It is headquartered in San Francisco and is backed by investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. The company focuses on enabling collaboration between expert talent and AI research teams on specialized technical tasks.
About the Role
Mercor is seeking an Expert Software Engineer specializing in languages such as Scala, COBOL, ABAP, Verilog, Fortran, or Slang. The role is a remote, contract-based position focused on technical evaluation work for AI-related projects. It involves analyzing complex code scenarios and producing structured written assessments based on domain expertise.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate complex technical tasks using expertise in Scala, COBOL, ABAP, Verilog, Fortran, or Slang
- Review and assess code-level scenarios for correctness and adherence to best practices
- Analyze technical outputs and evaluate idiomatic usage and ecosystem conventions
- Provide structured written explanations of technical judgments
- Complete time-bound evaluation tasks independently and asynchronously
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional or research experience in one or more of the listed languages (Scala, COBOL, ABAP, Verilog, Fortran, or Slang)
- Experience working in production, enterprise, or research environments
- Ability to clearly explain technical reasoning in written form
Preferred Skills
- Experience with technologies such as Apache Spark, Akka, Cats, ZIO, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2
- Experience with enterprise systems such as BAPIs, BADIs, and Enhancement Spots
- Knowledge of hardware design tools such as Vivado, Quartus, Synopsys, and Cadence
- Familiarity with parallel computing and graphics frameworks such as MPI, OpenMP, DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA, or NVIDIA Falcor
Compensation
- Hourly contractor role
- Compensation ranging from $120 to $200 per hour
- Weekly payments via Stripe Connect