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Computer Security Specialist
Job in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listed on 2026-03-12
Listing for:
Mercor
Part Time
position Listed on 2026-03-12
Job specializations:
-
Education / Teaching
Cybersecurity, Data Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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 - Cybersecurity
Type: Freelance
Compensation: $60–$70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 1–2 months
Commitment: 15–25 hours/week, with flexibility up to 40 hours/week
- Design benchmark tasks by ideating a vulnerability class and validating the intended exploit behavior.
- Create or validate small runnable codebases that include ingestion and prompt/tool usage where the trust boundary is violated.
- Validate the attack via an exploit script and document the unsafe behavior clearly.
- Validate implementation of a patch that prevents the exploit and verify the fix is effective.
- Produce task metadata such as severity mapping, exact file/line locations, impact analysis, remediation summary, and references.
- Conduct review and quality control to ensure paths resolve, line ranges are correct, labels aren’t leaked, and the fix blocks the exploit.
Must-Have
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on application security, vulnerability research, or secure software engineering.
- Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (Bachelor's minimum; advanced degree preferred).
- Strong proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Type Script, or other common languages found in open-source projects.
- Familiarity with version control workflows (Git, PRs, issue tracking).
- Comfortable articulating technical reasoning in clear, structured writing.
- Immediate
- Upload resume
- AI interview: A short, 15-minute conversational session to understand your background, experience, and interest in the role
- Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details
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