Software Engineer, Discovery
About MercorMercor'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 ItAgents 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 ForWe 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
Compensation Range: $160K - $225K