Safety Expert, AI Model Training (Part-Time)
Hackajob
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Safety Expert, AI Model Training (Part-Time) at Mercor
hackajob is collaborating with Mercor to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.
Why This Role Exists
At Mercor, we believe the safest AI is the one that’s already been attacked — by us. That’s why we’re building a pod of safety specialists to assess the capabilities and limitations of frontier models.
What You’ll Do
- Generate high-quality human data: annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks
- Apply structure: follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
- Document reproducibly: produce reports, datasets, and attack cases customers can act on
- Flex across projects: support different customers, from LLM jailbreaks to socio-technical abuse testing
Who You Are
- You’re curious and adversarial: you instinctively push systems to breaking points
- You’re structured: you use frameworks or benchmarks, not just random hacks
- You’re communicative: you explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You’re adaptable: thrive on moving across projects and customers
Why Join Mercor
- Build experience in human data AI work at the frontier of safety
- Play a direct role in making AI systems more robust, safe, and trustworthy
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems.
Key skills/competency
- AI Safety
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Classification
- Human Data Annotation
- Model Testing
- Structured Testing
- Report Generation
- LLM Jailbreaking
- Adversarial Thinking
- AI Ethics
How to Get Hired at Hackajob
- Research Mercor's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in AI safety, adversarial testing, data annotation, or risk assessment for the Safety Expert, AI Model Training (Part-Time) role.
- Showcase critical thinking: Prepare examples demonstrating your ability to instinctively push systems to their breaking points and identify flaws.
- Emphasize communication skills: Practice explaining complex technical and socio-technical risks clearly to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrate adaptability: Be ready to discuss experiences moving across varied projects and customer requirements in AI safety work.
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