AI Red Team Specialist
Mercor
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Job Description
AI Red Team Specialist
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 is an opportunity to join Mercor as an AI Red Team Specialist, focusing on evaluating and securing conversational AI models.
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate conversational AI models for vulnerabilities through jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
- Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
- Apply structure using taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
- Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases for customer action.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Native-level fluency in English and Brazilian Portuguese.
- Prior experience in red teaming (AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, socio-technical probing).
- Strong communication skills to explain risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt and thrive across diverse projects and customers.
Preferred
- Experience with Adversarial ML: jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, model extraction.
- Background in Cybersecurity: penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.
- Knowledge of socio-technical risk: harassment/disinfo probing, abuse analysis, conversational AI testing.
- Creative probing skills: psychology, acting, writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- 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
- AI Security
- Red Teaming
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Prompt Injection
- Jailbreaking
- Adversarial Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity
- Risk Analysis
- Data Annotation
- Conversational AI Testing
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: Customize your resume to highlight experience in AI red teaming, cybersecurity, and adversarial machine learning, matching Mercor's keywords.
- Master the AI interview: Prepare for Mercor's AI interview by practicing explaining your red teaming experience, communication skills, and adaptability clearly.
- Showcase specialized skills: Emphasize native English/Brazilian Portuguese fluency and creative probing skills for vulnerability assessment during interviews.
- Demonstrate impact: Be ready to discuss how your past work in identifying AI vulnerabilities led to actionable improvements and risk mitigation.
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