Red Team Data Expert
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, a Red Team Data Expert, is offered as a Full-time or Part-time Contract Work, requiring a commitment of 20+ hours per week. It is a remote position with compensation at $14/hour.
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 maintain consistent testing.
- Document reproducibly to produce reports, datasets, and attack cases for customer action.
- Collaborate 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 Hindi.
- Ability to communicate risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience with Adversarial ML, Cybersecurity, and socio-technical risk analysis.
- Skills in creative probing through psychology, acting, or writing.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect
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
- Red teaming
- AI adversarial testing
- Prompt injection
- Jailbreaking
- Vulnerability analysis
- Data annotation
- Risk classification
- Technical documentation
- Conversational AI
- Cross-functional communication
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Research Mercor's mission: Study their focus on connecting elite talent with AI research, understanding their investors and impact.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight specific experience in adversarial AI, cybersecurity red teaming, or socio-technical probing for Mercor.
- Prepare for the AI interview: Practice articulating your experience with prompt injections, jailbreaks, and misuse cases relevant to AI models.
- Emphasize language fluency: Showcase your native-level English and Hindi proficiency, a critical requirement for Mercor's Red Team Data Expert role.
- Detail creative probing skills: Provide examples of how you've used psychology, acting, or writing in adversarial testing scenarios.
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