Software Engineer, Development and Programming

Role Overview: Software Engineer, Development and Programming

Our client, Mercor, is actively seeking experienced software development professionals to join a high-priority data collection initiative. This critical project supports leading AI research labs by capturing real-world development and programming workflows. The core objective is to enhance AI systems' understanding of complex software interfaces, engineering tools, and multi-step technical processes. Your contributions will directly impact the training and evaluation of next-generation AI systems.

This is an hourly contract position for an Independent Contractor.

Key Responsibilities

• Record screen sessions demonstrating development and programming workflows, providing clear verbal narration for each step.
• Annotate screenshots of professional development software by drawing precise bounding boxes around relevant UI elements.
• Follow provided staging instructions to configure specific UI states before recording.
• Utilize custom capture tools to accurately and consistently record workflows.
• Adhere strictly to task guidelines to ensure high data quality, consistency, and usability.
• Deliver outputs suitable for large-scale AI research and downstream model training.

Qualifications

To succeed in this Software Engineer, Development and Programming role, you should possess:

• Strong hands-on experience with professional development and programming tools, including Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Quartus, and VMware.
• High attention to detail and a proven ability to follow precise technical instructions.
• Comfort working independently and meeting tight deadlines.
• Fluent English communication skills.
• Access to a physical Mac and the ability to create a fresh macOS user profile if required.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with data collection, annotation, or quality assurance work.
• Experience recording or documenting development workflows.
• Comfort working with new tools and staged environments.

Engagement Details

• This is a fully remote, asynchronous independent contractor role.
• Enjoy a flexible working schedule.
• Project duration may vary and is subject to extension, shortening, or conclusion based on performance and project needs.
• Work encompasses screen recording, UI annotation, and workflow documentation.

Compensation & Contract Terms

• Hourly compensation is aligned with task scope and expertise, ranging from $0-100/hour.
• Payments are issued weekly via Stripe or Wise.
• The engagement is on an independent contractor basis; no access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution is permitted.
• Please note: H1-B and STEM OPT candidates cannot be supported at this time.

Eligibility

Applicants must be legally authorized to work as independent contractors in their country of residence.

About Mercor (The Client)

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier AI systems using real-world human expertise. Contributors collaborate with leading researchers and help shape the next generation of AI capabilities across software, engineering, and technical domains.

Key skills/competency

• Software Development
• Programming Workflows
• UI Annotation
• Screen Recording
• Technical Documentation
• Attention to Detail
• Independent Work
• English Communication
• macOS
• AI Training Data