Job description
Job details
- Location: London, UK
- Work mode: Remote
- Employment type: Contract (Not an internship)
- Salary: GBP 44,185 per year
Role overview
Mercor is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer with expertise in Data Science to support leading AI research labs. This role focuses on enhancing AI reasoning capabilities by creating rigorous technical benchmarks and evaluating model performance against professional documentation. You will bridge the gap between software engineering and data science to ensure AI models meet elite technical standards.
Job details
This is a Remote contract position based out of London, UK. This role is not an internship and requires a commitment of 15-20 hours per week. The salary range is approximately 44,185 GBP per annum based on the provided data, though hourly rates are specified in the employer description.
Responsibilities
- Author complex tasks to test and improve AI reasoning over technical documentation
- Evaluate AI model outputs against professional software engineering standards
- Develop benchmarks to measure the accuracy and logic of large language models
- Collaborate with AI research labs to refine model training datasets
- Analyze model failures to provide actionable feedback for iterative improvement
Requirements
- Proven experience in software engineering and data science domains
- Strong ability to write and analyze high-quality technical documentation
- Experience evaluating or fine-tuning AI and machine learning models
- Ability to work independently in a remote, contract-based environment
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail regarding code correctness
Benefits
- Competitive hourly compensation
- Flexible remote work arrangement
- Opportunity to work with world-class AI research labs
Keywords
Data ScienceAI ReasoningSoftware EngineeringModel EvaluationTechnical DocumentationPythonMachine Learning