{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"55d49de0dfe59cd485d509fe","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/55d49de0dfe59cd485d509fe","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/55d49de0dfe59cd485d509fe","title":"Software Engineer Intern","description":"About Mercor\n\nMercor'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.\n\nMercor 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.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nAs a Software Engineer Intern at Mercor, you’ll join a small, product-driven engineering team building modern backend systems that power critical workflows for some of the most advanced AI companies in the world. You’ll own projects end-to-end, designing, building, and shipping production systems that directly impact customers. From day one you’ll write production-grade code, reason about systems holistically, and make decisions that tie directly to business outcomes. You’ll work closely with product and design, moving fast while upholding a high bar for code quality, scalability, and simplicity.\n\nAt the end of the process, you’ll be team-matched to where you can have the most impact, on one of the following:\n\nTalent platform side – building next-generation tools that automate recruiting end-to-end, intelligently match candidates to roles, and power global hiring with seamless contracts and payments.\n\nApplied AI/human data side – partnering with top AI researchers from the AI labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to create post training datasets to improve foundational model capabilities.\n\nWhat We’re Looking For\n\nPursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field (graduating 2026–2028).\n\nStrong programming skills in Python, Go, or JavaScript.\n\nUnderstanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems\n\nFamiliarity with APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms\n\nCuriosity and passion for AI and startups\n\nExcited to work in person and thrive in a fast-paced environment\n\nWhy Mercor\n\nImpact: Your work powers how AI labs train and deploy their models\n\nLearning: Get early exposure to frontier AI research and engineering\n\nGrowth: Work with a high-velocity team where interns ship to production\n\nBenefits\n\nMentorship from experienced engineers.\n\nWork on real, high-impact projects.\n\n$1.5K monthly stipend for meals\n\nFree Equinox membership\n\nTeam events and offsites.\n\nPotential full-time return offer.","company":"Mercor","rawCompany":"mercor","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T09:16:15.501Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"},{"code":"15-1299.00","title":"Computer Occupations, All Other","slug":"computer-occupations-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer Intern","description":"About Mercor\n\nMercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. 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