Software Engineering Lead

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Base pay range

$200.00/hr - $200.00/hr

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: Go Engineer

Type: Freelance

Compensation: $200/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: 1 month

Commitment: 15–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and validate coding benchmarks in Go by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories.
• Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification.
• Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution.
• Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity.
• Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility.
• Work independently and asynchronously with flexible hours to improve AI systems.

Qualifications

• 3–10 years of experience as a backend software engineer, ML engineer, or applied data scientist.
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Go.
• Experience with debugging, testing, and validating code.
• Comfortable with technical writing and attention to detail.

Start Date

• Immediate

Compensation & Legal

• Independent contractor
• Daily payment via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview: A short, 15-minute conversational session to understand your background, experience, and interest in the role
• Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details

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