[Contract] Backend Software Engineer: Python

[Contract] Backend Software Engineer: Python

Mercor

Remote

Mercor is hiring experienced Python Engineers to support a variety of high-impact research collaborations with leading AI labs. Freelancers will help improve AI systems through work extending coding benchmarks that reflect real-world development across diverse languages and domains.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise toward shaping the next generation of intelligent systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and validate coding benchmarks in Python by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories
• Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification
• Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution
• Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity
• Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility

Ideal Qualifications

• 3–10 years of experience as a backend software engineer, ML engineer, or applied data scientist
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with debugging, testing, and validating code
• Comfortable with technical writing and attention to detail

Project Timeline

• Start Date: Immediate
• Duration: 1 month
• Commitment: Part-time (15–20 hours/week)
• Schedule: Fully remote and asynchronous – flexible working hours

Compensation & Contract

• $80 per hour plus lucrative bonus per approved task (1 task takes approximately 1 hour to complete)
  • Median average pay inclusive of bonuses is $200/hr
• Independent contractor
• Daily payment via Stripe Connect