AI Red Team Consultant
Mercor
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Job Description
About Mercor
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.
Position Overview: AI Red Team Consultant
This role is offered as full-time or part-time contract work, with flexible hours. Compensation is set at $50 per hour. This is a remote position.
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
- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly
Application Process (Takes 20-30 mins 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
- AI Red Teaming
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Prompt Injection
- Jailbreak Analysis
- Adversarial Machine Learning
- Data Annotation
- Risk Classification
- Cybersecurity
- Technical Documentation
- Conversational AI Testing
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Research Mercor's mission: Study their focus on connecting talent with AI labs and their prominent investor backing.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight extensive adversarial AI, cybersecurity, or red teaming experience effectively.
- Prepare for the AI interview: Practice explaining complex technical risks to diverse stakeholders clearly.
- Showcase language fluency: Emphasize native-level English and Korean skills in your application materials.
- Detail red teaming projects: Provide concrete examples of identifying AI jailbreaks or vulnerabilities accurately.
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