Software Expert
Keystone Recruitment
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Job Description
Role Overview: Software Expert
Our client, in collaboration with leading AI research labs, is seeking experienced Software Experts to support a high-priority data collection initiative. This remote, contract role focuses on capturing real-world development and programming workflows, enabling AI systems to better comprehend complex software interfaces, engineering tools, and multi-step technical processes. Your contributions will directly support the training and evaluation of next-generation AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Record screen sessions demonstrating development and programming workflows with clear verbal narration explaining 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 prior to recording.
- Use custom capture tools to record workflows accurately and consistently.
- Adhere closely to task guidelines to ensure data quality, consistency, and usability.
- Deliver outputs suitable for large-scale AI research and downstream model training.
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with:
- Strong hands-on experience with professional development and programming tools, including Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Quartus, and VMware.
- High attention to detail and ability to follow precise technical instructions.
- Comfort working independently and meeting tight deadlines.
- Fluent English communication skills.
- Access to a physical Mac and ability to create a fresh macOS user profile if required.
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data collection, annotation, or QA work.
- Experience recording or documenting development workflows.
- Comfort working with new tools and staged environments.
Engagement Details
- Fully remote, asynchronous independent contractor role.
- Flexible working schedule.
- Project duration may vary and can be extended, shortened, or concluded based on performance and project needs.
- Work includes screen recording, UI annotation, and workflow documentation.
- Hourly compensation aligned with task scope and expertise.
- Payments issued weekly via Stripe or Wise.
- Engagement is on an independent contractor basis.
- No access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- 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 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
- AI Training Data
- UI Annotation
- Screen Recording
- Technical Documentation
- Detail-Oriented
- Independent Work
- Mac OS
- Visual Studio Code
How to Get Hired at Keystone Recruitment
- Research Mercor's mission: Study their partnerships with AI labs and their impact on AI development.
- Tailor your resume for data expertise: Highlight experience in data collection, annotation, and quality assurance for AI initiatives.
- Showcase development tool proficiency: Emphasize hands-on experience with Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, and macOS environments.
- Prepare for independent work questions: Be ready to discuss your ability to work autonomously and consistently meet tight deadlines.
- Demonstrate clear technical communication: Practice narrating complex workflows and explaining technical processes concisely and effectively.
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