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iOS Engineer - AI Model Evaluator

@ Mercor

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Toronto, Ontario

$85/hr2+ years experience
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Overview

Mercor is hiring an iOS Engineer for an AI model evaluation contract, remote, at $85/hour. The work is using frontier AI coding agents to complete and review mobile engineering tasks, judging the correctness and quality of model-generated Swift code, and comparing outputs across models. Compensation is $400 per accepted task, with tasks taking about 2–3 hours after ramp-up.

Pay:

$85 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Use AI coding agents to complete and evaluate engineering tasks
  • Review model-generated mobile application code
  • Identify bugs, edge cases and failure modes
  • Compare outputs from multiple frontier models

Requirements summary:

  • 2+ years of professional iOS engineering experience
  • Production experience with Swift and modern iOS frameworks
  • Regular use of AI coding agents
  • Ability to evaluate model-generated mobile implementations

Tools & skills

CursorClaude CodeCodexWindsurfGemini CLI
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2026-10-18
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2026-10-18

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentSoftware development
Experience2+ years
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHome
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish

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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

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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded2023
Open jobs on Jobsy1,626
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Job description

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: iOS Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex engineering tasks.
  • Review model-generated mobile application code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and performance.
  • Identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes in model outputs.
  • Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic mobile engineering scenarios.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 2+ years of professional iOS engineering experience.
  • Experience building and maintaining production iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS frameworks.
  • Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
  • Ability to evaluate model-generated mobile implementations and architectural decisions.

Preferred

  • Experience shipping production mobile applications.

Compensation & Legal

  • $400 per accepted task
  • Typical tasks take approximately 2–3 hours after ramp-up.
  • Compensation is tied to accepted work.

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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