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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: AI Red Team Specialist
Type: Full-time or Part-time Contract Work
Compensation: $50/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.
- Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
- Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain 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
- Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
- Native-level fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin).
- Strong communication skills to explain risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to thrive on moving across projects and customers.
Preferred
- Experience in Adversarial ML: jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, model extraction.
- Background in Cybersecurity: penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.
- Expertise in socio-technical risk: harassment/disinfo probing, abuse analysis, conversational AI testing.
- Creative probing skills: psychology, acting, writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.
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
- Conversational AI
- Cybersecurity
- Adversarial ML
- Prompt Injection
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Analysis
- Data Annotation
- Penetration Testing
- Socio-technical Risk
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Tailor your resume: Highlight AI red teaming, cybersecurity, and Chinese fluency.
- Prepare for AI interview: Understand adversarial ML and socio-technical risks.
- Showcase communication: Emphasize explaining complex risks clearly.
- Demonstrate adaptability: Mention experience with diverse projects and customers.
- Follow instructions: Complete all application steps promptly on Mercor's platform.
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