Platform Engineer - Remote Work

**About The Job**

• *Mercor**

connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include

• *Benchmark**

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• *General Catalyst**

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• *Peter Thiel**

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• *Adam D'Angelo**

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• *Larry Summers**

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• *Jack Dorsey**

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• *Position:**

Software Engineer

• *Type:**
• *Contract**
• *Compensation:**
• *$80–$120/hour**
• *Location:**
• *Remote**
• *Role Responsibilities**
• Ship production features across backend and frontend.
• Design and implement a scalable integrations framework.
• Build real-time analytics experiences.
• Architect an agentic tool-use layer compatible with MCP-style patterns.
• Set up strong engineering hygiene: testing, observability, and on-call readiness for the pilot.
• Iterate quickly and pragmatically.
• *Qualifications**
• *Must-Have**
• Strong, practical software engineering skills; ability to ship end-to-end and unblock yourself.
• Experience building SaaS products with APIs, data models, and production constraints.
• Deep comfort with integrations (OAuth2, webhooks, API pagination, rate limiting, sync semantics).
• "Vibe coding" mindset: effective use of AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) without sacrificing correctness.
• Familiarity with MCP-style tool interfaces and/or building tool servers.
• Clear communicator who can explain tradeoffs and keep stakeholders aligned.
• *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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