We are hiring software engineers to assist a leading AI research lab with environment setup and dependency management for open-source Python projects. Your work will focus on configuring development environments, resolving dependency issues, and ensuring tests pass across various codebases.

Job requirements

• Expertise in Python, ideally at least 2 years of industry experience.

• Familiarity with setting up development environments.

• High attention to detail as well as exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• (Strongly Preferred) Lots of activity on Github, in particular lots of commits over the past year.

More details about the role

• This project is focused on reviewing Python push requests in Github. It may slightly evolve with time, but strong Python competency is required anyway.

• The project has a 2 week trial period up front to see if it’s a good mutual fit, and will extend beyond that based on performance.

• You will be expected to commit between 20-40 hours per week. The hours are fully flexible.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.