MercorSoftware engineeringReviewed
Senior Software Engineers
Mercor is looking for experienced software engineers to evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, code quality, maintainability, and engineering judgment. Applicant pay shown: $50 - $75 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Software engineering
- Remote/location
- Remote; candidates must be located in US/Canada due to real-time collaboration
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $50 - $75 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, U.S. eligibility/work authorization signal
- Difficulty
- Selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 9, 2026
Current application
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What this role involves
Mercor is looking for experienced software engineers to evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, code quality, maintainability, and engineering judgment. The listing says this is a short project, approximately July 8-14, with at least 10 hours of expected commitment, and that candidates must be located in the United States or Canada for real-time collaboration.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent open-source experience
- JavaScript or TypeScript experience with Node.js, React, TypeScript, and modern web application development
- Go backend, distributed systems, REST/gRPC APIs, or cloud-native development experience
- Python backend, open-source library, DevOps, infrastructure automation, or testing-framework experience
- Ability to review code for readability, maintainability, software design, and engineering best practices
- Strong GitHub workflow familiarity, including branches, issues, pull requests, and code reviews
- Strong English communication skills
Best for
- Experienced software engineers
- Engineers comfortable reviewing AI-generated code instead of writing production features
- Applicants with JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Python, GitHub, or open-source review experience
Skip this if...
- You are outside the United States or Canada and the live listing still requires those locations
- You want a long-term software development role rather than a short AI evaluation project
- You need guaranteed acceptance, guaranteed work, guaranteed pay, or guaranteed hours
- You require H-1B or STEM OPT support and the live listing still says those candidates are not supported
Application tips
- Prepare concise examples of code review, production engineering, open-source, or architecture experience.
- Verify the live Mercor listing before applying because the short project timeline can change quickly.
- Check the current location and work-authorization notes on Mercor before sending personal information.