[Hiring] Computer Scientist - AI Trainer @Mercor

Role Description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The position is for a Computer Science Expert on a contract basis, with a compensation of $75–$83/hour, a commitment of 20 hours/week, and the flexibility to work remotely.

• Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on computer science problems.
• Produce original problem sets using architecture diagrams, data structure visualizations, and algorithm traces.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance task quality and throughput.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, or MS in CS with 3+ years engineering, research, or teaching experience, or BS in CS with 5+ years software engineering, systems, or applied CS practice.
• Working fluency in at least two of: algorithms, systems, databases, networks, theory of computation.
• Comfortable with architecture diagrams, data structure visualizations, and algorithm traces.
• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.

Requirements

• Hourly contractor.

Benefits

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Interview Process .
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected] .
• Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.