Red Team Data Expert
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: Red Team Data Expert
This is an opportunity for full-time or part-time contract work as a Red Team Data Expert. Compensation is $14/hour, with a commitment of 20+ hours/week. This position is fully remote.
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
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: Mercor Talent Docs
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
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
- Adversarial AI
- Prompt Injection
- Jailbreaking Techniques
- Vulnerability Analysis
- Data Annotation
- Cybersecurity Principles
- Risk Analysis
- English Fluency
- Hindi Fluency
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Research Mercor's mission: Understand their focus on connecting talent with AI research labs and their investor backing.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight prior red teaming, AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, and bilingual skills for the Red Team Data Expert role.
- Prepare for the AI interview: Practice answering questions about your experience in AI adversarial probing and risk communication.
- Showcase critical thinking: Emphasize your ability to identify and document complex AI vulnerabilities and misuse cases.
- Demonstrate language proficiency: Be ready to prove native-level fluency in both English and Hindi, a key requirement for the Red Team Data Expert position.
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