Data Engineer - AI Model Evaluator
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- Target Role:Data Engineer - AI Model Evaluator
- Employer:mercor
- Work Mode:REMOTE
- Location:India
- Compensation:Competitive Global Remote Compensation (Official)
- Experience:2+ Years
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- Candidate Fee:₹0 (Zero Placement Fee Guarantee)
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About the Role
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: Data Engineer (Coding Agent Experience) Type: Contract Compensation: $80/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex data engineering tasks. Review model-generated implementations involving ETL pipelines , data warehouses , analytics platforms , and distributed data systems . Identify bugs, edge cases, scalability issues, and failure modes in model outputs. Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses. Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic data engineering scenarios. Qualifications Must-Have 2+ years of professional data engineering experience. Experience building ETL pipelines , data warehouses , analytics platforms , or distributed data systems . Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools. Ability to evaluate model-generated data infrastructure and pipeline implementations. Preferred Experience operating large-scale data platforms . Compensation & Legal $400 per accepted task . Compensation is tied to accepted work. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas
Requirements & Qualifications
- Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.
Perks & Benefits
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- and career progression.
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