Principal Software Engineer
Location
New York, New York
Job Type
Full-time
Category
computer-and-mathematical
Posted
June 02, 2026
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: Senior Open Source Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $150/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Author and manage Pull Requests (PRs) to integrate new code into large, complex open-source codebases.
- Evaluate and enhance AI model training through active contributions to open-source repositories.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to improve