Backend Engineer - Fully Remote

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: Developer

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50–$85/hour

Commitment: 10–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design challenging coding problems with clear input/output specs, constraints, and explicit function signatures.
• Develop complete mini-repos, including problem statements, reference solutions, comprehensive unit tests (10–20 cases), and executable test runners.
• Implement clean, production-quality code aligned strictly with test expectations.
• Write high-coverage tests covering edge cases, invalid inputs, and performance constraints.
• Ensure full executability with no missing dependencies, configuration issues, or signature mismatches.
• Contribute to globally visible projects with high impact.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of backend development experience in Rust, C++, C, COBOL, Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, TypeScript, Go, C#, JavaScript.
• Familiarity with Docker and basic CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions or similar tools).
• Strong understanding of clean code, modular design, and performance optimization.
• Comfortable working with Git-based collaboration (PRs, issues, reviews).

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/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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