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Senior Software Engineer | Upto $100 / hr Remote

MercorWorkFromHome, Wellington, New Zealand

3 hours ago

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

This range is provided by Mercor. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$70.00 / hr - $100.00 / hr

Company Introduction

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 .

Role Overview

Position : Software Engineer – Contractor, Remote
Commitment : 10–20 hours per week, potential to increase to 40 hours
Duration : Minimum 2 weeks, potential for extension
Support AI labs in building robust, high-performance systems for next-gen machine learning applications.
Use coding agents for realistic coding tasks on real-world codebases.

Responsibilities

Develop and support robust, high-performance systems for machine learning applications.

Utilize coding agents to perform realistic coding tasks on real-world codebases.

Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance system performance and reliability.

Contribute to open source projects and share personal projects on GitHub.

Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Requirements / Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications

Extensive experience using coding agents like codex, claude code, etc.

Fluent in Rust, JavaScript / TypeScript, or Python.

Computer Science degree from a prestigious university in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand.

Located in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand.

Exceptional attention to detail and rigorous problem-solving skills.

Excel in both written and verbal communication.

Preferred Qualifications

Contributions to open source projects.

Extensive work on robust personal projects shared publicly on GitHub.

Engagement Details

Contract Type : Hourly contractor

Compensation : Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Schedule : Fully remote and asynchronous

Start Date : Early October, applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Application Process

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