Software Engineer, Discovery

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
160K-225K Annually
Entry level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.
The Role
Build and own major components of Mercor’s automation platform, including AI agents for sourcing, vetting, staffing, compensation, workflow management, and revenue optimization. Engineers will work with substantial autonomy in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment to develop high-quality systems that scale data production businesses and support frontier AI development.
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About Mercor

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.

 

Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

The Role

Project leads at Mercor run and scale distinct data production businesses, each hiring and upskilling thousands of experts, while managing throughput and quality. We're building a self-optimizing automation platform that lets one person run a business of tens-hundreds of millions in revenue.

You'll own major parts of it:

  • Agents that source, vet and staff with minimal human input

  • Pay and incentives models that hire and retain the best experts

  • Experiments and workflows that keep huge projects running smoothly

  • Agents that are accountable for monitoring and driving real revenue goals

     
Who We're Looking For

We want engineers who thrive under ambiguity, seek out outsized scope and fight for high quality.

 
Benefits
  • Bi-annual performance bonus structure

  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years

  • Up to $15k Relocation bonus

  • $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals

  • Free Equinox membership

  • $200 monthly laundry reimbursement

  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement

  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Mercor Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mercor and has not been reviewed or approved by Mercor.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles, with clear hourly ranges and an hourly/pay‑per‑task mix designed to align rates with expertise. The structure emphasizes transparent, appropriate pay levels and guarantees payment for legitimate logged time.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Payments are processed on a predictable weekly cadence via Stripe/Wise, and some tracks offer additional weekly bonus incentives for top performers. This combination of regular payouts and performance bonuses supports dependable earnings when projects are active.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Select full‑time roles include generous equity grants alongside cash perks such as relocation and housing bonuses. These elements increase total compensation for those positions.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
2,217 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

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