AI Software Engineer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Senior Agent Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $500/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and ship production AI agents , including orchestration frameworks and eval harnesses.
• Design and implement tool-use runtimes and multi-step workflows for agent systems.
• Evaluate and improve retrieval systems that agents utilize for enhanced performance.
• Collaborate on both frontier-lab and applied-product projects to innovate AI solutions.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals with flexible hours .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Experience in building in-house agent frameworks or cloud-agents runtime.
• Expertise in eval infrastructure for agents, including offline and online systems.
• Proficiency with tool-use, MCP, or orchestration layers.
• Knowledge of memory, retrieval, or state-passing primitives for agents.

Interview Process

• 20 mins async AI screen covering agent architectures and eval practices.
• Live follow-up for top signals.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.