Engineering Manager, Core Engineering

About Mercor

Mercor is defining the future of work. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development. Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge experience and context that cant be captured in code alone. Today more than 30000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious fast-paced and deeply committed team. Youll work alongside researchers operators and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco NYC or London offices.

About the Role

Were hiring Engineering Managers to lead teams across Mercors core product and infrastructure surfaces.

Mercor is at an inflection point. Weve proven we can build systems that scale supply and deliver real value to customers. Now we are expanding that foundation into a fully liquid two-sided marketplacewhile continuing to strengthen the infrastructure that powers it.

As an Engineering Manager you will own a critical slice of this systemwhether thats marketplace growth core platform infrastructure financial systems or matching and fulfillment. Regardless of domain the mandate is the same:

Build systems that scale teams that execute and products that materially move the business forward.

This is not a maintenance role. You will operate in an environment with high ambiguity high velocity and real consequenceswhere the systems you build directly impact revenue trust and marketplace liquidity.

What Youll Work On

Own business-critical systems end-to-end
Lead the development of products and infrastructure that directly impact Mercors core marketplaceranging from growth and demand generation to payments trust and fulfillment systems.

Build from zero-to-one and scale from one-to-many
Some problems will require rapid experimentation and iteration; others will require designing robust reliable systems that operate at global scale.

Drive execution in high-ambiguity environments
Translate open-ended problems into concrete plans. Balance speed with quality while maintaining a high bar for outcomes.

Build and lead high-performing teams
Hire mentor and develop engineers who operate with ownership and urgency. Create a culture of accountability without unnecessary process.

Partner cross-functionally to ship outcomes
Work closely with product operations finance and other teams to ensure engineering work translates into real-world impact.

Introduce structure where needed
Help Mercor scale from a fast-moving startup into a durable organizationadding the right level of process without slowing down execution.

Stay close to the code
Contribute to technical design and when needed implementationespecially in early-stage or high-priority systems.

Design scalable reliable systems
Architect systems that handle high throughput real-time decisioning and global usagewhile maintaining correctness and trust where it matters.

What Were Looking For

Strong technical background
You can design and reason about complex scalable systems and guide teams through high-stakes technical decisions.

Proven engineering leadership
Experience managing and growing teams in high-growth or ambiguous environments.

Builder mindset
Comfortable going from zero-to-one on systems teams or processes. You default to action and iteration.

Ability to operate at high velocity
You can prioritize ruthlessly make decisions quickly and execute without perfect information.

Product and business intuition
You understand how engineering work translates into user outcomes revenue and marketplace dynamics.

Experience with high-scale or high-stakes systems
This could include payments marketplaces growth systems trust & safety or real-time data systems.

Strong communication skills
Able to clearly articulate trade-offs and align engineering decisions with broader company goals.

Why Mercor

Learn at the frontier of AI and labor
Work alongside top engineers operators and AI companies shaping the future.

Work on a problem that matters
Youre not optimizing marginal gainsyoure helping rebuild how global labor markets function.

Own meaningful parts of the system
Your work will directly impact how millions of dollars flow and how thousands of people find work.

Build defensibility through network effects
In a world where software is increasingly commoditized youll help build what cant be cloned: a liquid global marketplace.

Operate with speed and ownership
Small teams high trust real responsibility.

Benefits

• Equity ownership in a high-growth profitable company

• Relocation support to San Francisco NYC or London as needed

• Housing support near the office

• Daily meal support

• Premium fitness membership (Equinox)

• Comprehensive health insurance

Required Experience:

Manager