Senior Software Development Engineer

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Software Engineer
Type: Freelance
Compensation: $70$130/hour
Duration: 12 months
Commitment: 1525 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 performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

2 years of experience in software engineering with hands-on debugging and problem-solving in real codebases.
Bachelors degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
Strong proficiency in Python JavaScript TypeScript 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.

Preferred

Advanced degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or a related field.

Start Date

Immediate

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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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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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey. Position: Software Engineer Type: Freelance Compensation: $70$130/h...