AI Power User

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs on Project Atlas — an initiative to build realistic enterprise environments that frontier AI agents are trained and evaluated in. We're seeking experienced AI users who really live in this space. Think: you use AI tools daily, you genuinely love working with them, you've built custom GPTs, agents, workflows, or prompts that go beyond the basics, or your friends regularly ask, "Wait, how did you do that?!" Sound like you? We’d love to have you on our team Why we're asking: In building realistic enterprise environments, we’d like to understand if given the right tools, whether the right AI power user can solve complex domain problems without being an expert in the field.

Key Responsibilities

• Use Claude Code fluently — solving real problems through multi-turn agentic workflows that go beyond single-prompt interactions

• Operate across agentic tools like Codex and Claude Code, integrating file environments and MCP tools to execute end-to-end professional workflows

• Author benchmark tasks in collaboration with fellow domain experts, ensuring each scenario reflects how the work is actually done in your field

• Bring a clear view of how AI agents will be deployed in real professional environments — and concrete ideas for the tasks they'll need to perform well to be trusted at the frontier

• Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows — structured around end-to-end matters that require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders in a way that meaningfully challenges frontier AI agents

• Collaborate with other experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review each other's scenarios for realism and rigor

• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for litigation agent benchmarks

• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking — the work you produce directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems

Compensation Note

This project is expected to begin on an effective hourly rate, but will transition to a model where experts are compensated based on throughput of quality work rather than a flat accruing hourly rate.

About Mercor

Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations. Backed by investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D'Angelo, and Jack Dorsey. Thousands of professionals across domains contribute to projects shaping the next generation of AI systems.

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.