First seen by our source: 19 days ago
AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $22/hr
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring an AI Safety Specialist on a remote hourly contract at $20 to $22 per hour, working English and Telugu. The role red-teams conversational AI models and agents to find jailbreaks, prompt injections and misuse cases, then documents the failures. Candidates need prior red teaming or adversarial experience and the ability to explain risks clearly.
Pay:
$20–$22 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Red team conversational AI models and agents
- Annotate failures and classify vulnerabilities
- Follow taxonomies, benchmarks and playbooks
- Produce reproducible reports and attack cases
- Work independently and asynchronously
Requirements summary:
- Fluent in English and Telugu
- Prior red teaming or adversarial AI experience
- Explain risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with adversarial ML or cybersecurity preferred
Tools & skills
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-18
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-18
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Job details
| Department | Software development |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
| View page |
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: AI Safety Experts — English & Telugu
Type: Contract
Compensation: $20–$22/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
- Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
- Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
- Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
- Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance and ensure flexible hours.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Fluent in English & Telugu.
- Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
- Ability to explain risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience with adversarial ML, cybersecurity, or socio-technical risk analysis.
- Skills in creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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