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AI Engineer (Remote · Part-Time | $80 –$120/hr)

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Helping AI Startups Hire 0→1 Founding Engineers & Product Talent | Backend & Infra | US & Europe Backend Software Engineer: Python

Hourly Contract | Remote | $80 –$120 per hour

1. About the Role Mercor is hiring experienced

Python Engineers

to support high-impact research collaborations with leading AI labs. In this role, you will help improve AI systems by expanding coding benchmarks that mirror real-world software development across diverse languages, frameworks, and engineering workflows.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your backend engineering expertise toward shaping the next generation of intelligent systems used by top research organizations.

2. Key Responsibilities

Develop and validate

Python coding benchmarks

by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories

Ensure benchmark tasks include

robust unit and integration tests

for verification

Maintain consistency, quality, and scalability across benchmark distributions

Provide

structured feedback

on solution accuracy, clarity, and efficiency

Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for

reliability and reproducibility

3. Ideal Qualifications

3–10 years

of experience as a backend engineer, ML engineer, or applied data scientist

Degree in

Computer Science, Software Engineering , or related field

Strong proficiency in

Python

Experience with debugging, testing, validation, and code review

Comfortable with

technical documentation

and detail-oriented workflows

4. Project Timeline

Start Date:

Immediate

Duration:

1 month

Commitment:

Part-time (15–20 hours/week)

Schedule:

Fully remote and asynchronous — flexible working hours

5. Compensation & Contract

$80 per hour

plus lucrative per-task bonuses (1 task ≈ 1 hour of work)

Median total compensation with bonuses:

~$200/hour

Daily payments

via Stripe Connect

6. Application & Onboarding Process

Upload your resume

Complete a short

AI interview

(~15 minutes)

Complete a brief coding assessment testing debugging and technical depth

Receive follow-up communication regarding next steps and onboarding

⚡ PS: Mercor reviews applications daily. Please complete your interview and onboarding steps to be considered for this opportunity. ⚡

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Contract

Job function Engineering, Information Technology, Research

Industries Internet Publishing

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