AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote Upto $62/Hr

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 & Dutch



Type: Contract



Compensation: $48–$62/hour



Location: Remote



Role Responsibilities





- Red team conversational AI models and agents by performing jailbreaks, prompt injections, and bias exploitation.
- Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
- Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing.
- Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.







Qualifications



Must-Have





- Fluent in English and Dutch.
- Prior experience in red teaming (AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, socio-technical probing).
- Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.







Preferred





- Experience in Adversarial ML: jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks.
- Background in Cybersecurity: penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.
- Skills in Socio-technical risk: harassment/disinfo probing, abuse analysis.
- Creative probing skills in psychology, acting, or writing.







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: support@mercor.com







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