AI Red Team Specialist
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, Mercor is backed by prominent investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
The Opportunity: AI Red Team Specialist
Mercor is seeking an AI Red Team Specialist for full-time or part-time contract work. This remote role is open to candidates located in the USA, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or UAE. The compensation for this position is $32 per hour.
Role Responsibilities
- Red team conversational AI models and agents by conducting 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
- Native-level fluency in English & Arabic.
- Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
- Strong communication skills to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience in Adversarial ML, Cybersecurity, or Socio-technical risk.
- Skills in Creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.
Compensation & Legal
This is an hourly contractor position, paid weekly.
Application Process
The application process takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and includes:
- Uploading your resume.
- An AI interview based on your resume.
- Submitting the application form.
For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Mercor Talent Documentation. For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com. Mercor's team reviews applications daily; completing all steps ensures consideration.
Key skills/competency
- AI Red Teaming
- Conversational AI
- Prompt Injection
- Bias Exploitation
- Adversarial ML
- Cybersecurity Principles
- Vulnerability Classification
- Data Annotation
- Technical Reporting
- Arabic & English Fluency
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Research Mercor's mission: Understand their goal of connecting talent with AI labs and their prominent investor backing.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight AI red teaming, cybersecurity, or adversarial ML experience for the AI Red Team Specialist role.
- Prepare for AI interview: Expect questions testing your expertise in prompt injection, bias exploitation, and communication skills.
- Emphasize language fluency: Showcase native English and Arabic fluency, a key requirement for this specialized role.
- Demonstrate independent work: Provide examples of self-managed projects and asynchronous collaboration in previous roles.
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