Sr. Software Engineer

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: Contract

Compensation: $80–$120/hour

Location: Remote

• Ship production features across backend and frontend.
• Design and implement a scalable integrations framework.
• Build real-time analytics experiences.
• Architect an agentic tool-use layer compatible with MCP-style patterns.
• Set up strong engineering hygiene: testing, observability, and on-call readiness for the pilot.
• Iterate quickly and pragmatically.

• Strong, practical software engineering skills; ability to ship end-to-end and unblock yourself.
• Experience building SaaS products with APIs, data models, and production constraints.
• Deep comfort with integrations (OAuth2, webhooks, API pagination, rate limiting, sync semantics).
• "Vibe coding" mindset: effective use of AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) without sacrificing correctness.
• Familiarity with MCP-style tool interfaces and/or building tool servers.
• Clear communicator who can explain tradeoffs and keep stakeholders aligned.

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