Full time
Mercor
New York, NY, USA
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 . Position: Software Engineer Type: Freelance Compensation: $70–$130/hour Duration: 1–2 months Commitment: 15–25 hours/week, with flexibility up to 40 hours/week Role Responsibilities Review model-generated code trajectories on realistic software engineering tasks. Reconstruct chain-of-thought reasoning that explains each step of the solution process. Annotate decision points, debugging logic, and problem-solving strategies. Use full task context (codebase, issue descriptions, test cases) to infer plausible reasoning. Ensure annotations reflect realistic developer thought processes and technical accuracy. Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model...

