Open Source Maintainer / Core Contributor – Software Engineer
Mercor
$150/hour · as listed
As an Open Source Maintainer and Core Contributor, you'll take on advanced software engineering responsibilities centered on writing and refining code that powers generative AI systems. This role involves hands-on development work within a leading AI lab's GenAI team, where you'll contribute to foundational large language model projects and maintain critical open-source codebases. The position suits experienced software engineers with strong coding expertise who thrive on deep technical ownership and want direct impact on cutting-edge AI development.
This is a full-time remote position based in the United States, working 40 hours per week at the advanced level. You'll earn $150/hour as listed on the Mercor platform. The role combines AI training infrastructure work with core software engineering, offering the opportunity to shape how modern language models are built and deployed.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · full-time · 40h/week. Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced Large Language Models. # 1\. Overview Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented open-source maintainers and core contributors with deep, hands-on ownership
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