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Mercor
Nottingham
6 months ago
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We are seeking excellent software engineers to work with Mercor on a research project with a leading AI startup. In this project, you will help build a benchmark for evaluating their large language model's abilities to solve real-world software issues sourced from GitHub.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
  • 4+ years of experience in a software engineering role OR significant contributions to an open source project
  • Strong capabilities in Python, Go, C, C++, and/or JavaScript/TypeScript


More Role Details

  • The role is fully remote and asynchronous, i.e., you can work according to your own schedule.
  • We ask that you work at least part-time weekly (~15-20 hours per week), but you can work longer if you prefer too.
  • The project is expected to last between 4-6 weeks.
  • This project will be creating a set of evaluations similar to the ones found in the popular SWE-bench and SWE-bench Verified benchmarks.


About Mercor

  • Our team is based in San Francisco, CA.
  • We specialize in recruiting experts for top AI labs.
  • Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.


Pay Rate:50-100 USD/hr

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