Adversarial AI Red Team Specialist
Mercor
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Job Description
About The Job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
This role is for an Adversarial AI Red Team Specialist.
Role Responsibilities
- Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
- Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
- Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
- Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Fluent Language Skills Required: Native-level fluency in English and Korean.
- Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
- Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience in Adversarial ML, Cybersecurity, or socio-technical risk.
- Skills in jailbreak datasets, penetration testing, or conversational AI testing.
Compensation & Legal
This is an hourly contractor position, paid weekly.
Application Process
The application process takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete:
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Key skills/competency
- Adversarial AI
- Red Teaming
- Prompt Injection
- Jailbreak Detection
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Conversational AI
- Cybersecurity
- Data Annotation
- Risk Management
- Asynchronous Work
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Research Mercor's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight adversarial AI, red teaming, and language proficiency to align with Mercor's needs.
- Prepare for AI interview: Practice articulating technical and non-technical risks effectively and concisely.
- Showcase language fluency: Emphasize native-level English and Korean skills, a critical requirement for this role.
- Demonstrate relevant experience: Detail your prior work in cybersecurity, adversarial ML, or socio-technical probing.
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