The Software Engineering roles open on Mercor today. For the same field across every platform, see all Software Engineering jobs.
Pay figures cover the 34 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.
This role involves evaluating the quality, correctness, and reproducibility of software engineering tasks used to train and test the AI models of a leading laboratory. You audit tasks at the repository level, baseline patches, test harnesses, and scoring system integrity, providing structured feedback based on an evaluation grid.
Posted August 28, 2026
Evaluate the quality and compliance of vulnerability reproduction and remediation exercises designed to train AI models. Your role consists of verifying the accuracy of CVE reproductions, the robustness of fixes, the rigor of verification tests, and the adequacy of Docker environments, while providing detailed and structured feedback.
Posted August 25, 2026
This job involves evaluating the quality and correctness of GPU kernel and accelerator code developed to train and test AI models. You will provide structured feedback on numerical correctness, the validity of performance benchmarks, task definition, and viability for compilation and execution.
Posted August 25, 2026
This role involves evaluating the quality and compliance of NKI kernel implementations intended for training advanced AI models. You will examine the fidelity of CUDA to NKI migrations, the quality of Trainium-specific optimizations, and numerical validity across platforms, providing structured and detailed feedback.
Posted August 25, 2026
This role invites experienced software engineers to evaluate and design migration strategies for complex codebases, particularly in mission-critical environments. You will analyze existing systems to identify safe modernization approaches and verify the quality of solutions generated by AI, while preserving functionality and security.
Posted August 22, 2026
This role involves writing and reviewing rigorous assessment questions in fundamental computer science for an AI research initiative. You will create original multiple-choice questions testing deep conceptual understanding, or verify existing questions according to clarity and academic rigor criteria. This role is intended for computer science experts capable of producing high-level educational content.
Posted August 13, 2026
This role involves evaluating advanced AI systems on their ability to analyze complex cybersecurity scenarios, identify vulnerabilities and propose exploits. The ideal candidate is an experienced offensive security researcher with publicly recognized technical contributions and deep expertise in vulnerability research and security engineering.
Posted August 4, 2026
This role is for engineers who have built and deployed search systems, particularly in the context of AI agents and large language models. You will be evaluated on your hands-on experience in relevance optimization, impact assessment, and the technical trade-offs you have had to make in real-world systems.
Posted August 1, 2026
You will build an AI-native platform that replaces manual operations with real-time dashboards and autonomous agent workflows. As a lead engineer, you will drive complete product development from foundations through integrations and pilot launch, delivering production features on frontend and backend.
Posted February 26, 2026
Join a network of backend engineering experts to collaborate with AI labs and cutting-edge companies on contract-based roles. You will contribute to training and evaluating AI models, creating tasks based on real-world scenarios, and providing specialized feedback to advance AI research.
Posted February 20, 2026
Join a network of DevOps and platform engineering experts to collaborate with leading AI labs and companies. You will contribute to the training and evaluation of AI models, creating tasks based on real-world scenarios and providing specialized feedback to advance cutting-edge AI research. The roles offer flexible scheduling with typical commitments of 15 to 30 hours per week.
Posted February 20, 2026
Join a network of frontend engineering experts to collaborate with AI laboratories and leading companies. You will participate in training and evaluating AI models, create tasks based on real-world scenarios, and provide specialized feedback to advance AI research. The roles vary in duration and scope, with typical commitments of 15 to 30 hours per week.
Posted February 20, 2026
Join a network of full-stack engineering experts to collaborate with leading AI laboratories and companies. You will be matched with varied roles consisting of training and evaluating AI models, designing tasks based on real-world scenarios, and providing specialized feedback to advance AI research. Typical engagements range from 15 to 30 hours per week.
Posted February 20, 2026
This remote-style contract role asks experienced SOC analysts to review and validate security alerts and investigations, separating true positives from false positives across SIEM, endpoint, cloud and identity data. Work includes building ground-truth investigations and judging whether automated or human conclusions are valid, incomplete or incorrect. It suits seasoned Tier 2 or higher analysts who are fluent in Splunk and comfortable making decisive evaluations.
Posted January 18, 2026
A senior-level role at a fundamental AI models laboratory: you will participate in enhancing the capabilities of a model on complex software engineering tasks. This role is suited for senior software engineers with solid experience from leading technology companies.
Posted July 19, 2025
You will build and refine evaluations to test the performance of frontier code models by transforming pull requests into engineering tasks. You will use a proprietary evaluation framework to validate how coding agents solve complex problems, identifying real weaknesses in their implementations. This role is for software engineers with solid fundamentals, capable of navigating substantial codebases and producing rigorous evaluations.
Posted June 2, 2025
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36 Mercor Software Engineering jobs are open on SideHustler today. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. Listings are rechecked against the official postings: the latest check on this list was on October 8, 2026.
Among the 34 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $50 to $250 per hour, with a median of $95. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are Code Quality & Review, AI Evaluation, System Design, DevOps & Infrastructure, ML Infrastructure. Each listing states its own requirements.
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