OSS Contributor - 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: Current or Former CTO/Founder Type: Part-time Compensation: $130–$200/hour Location: Remote Commitment: Flexible hours Role Responsibilities • Authorize and enable access to your private codebase for evaluation and training. Coordinate secure repository access with a limited license. • Curate high-value datasets by selecting representative modules and defining inclusion/exclusion rules. Strip or mask secrets/PII. • Design realistic evaluations using task suites from your stack. Include refactors, bug-fixes, feature diffs, tests, and performance work. • Develop test harnesses and scoring that reflect real engineering constraints. Consider builds, CI, style, coverage, and performance. • Analyze outcomes by reviewing model behavior on your code. Highlight failure modes and propose improvements aligned to your architecture. • Ensure compliance and security by partnering on data handling, audit logs, redaction, secret scanning, and access revocation. Qualifications Must-Have • CTO/founder (current or former) with authority over a substantial production codebase. • Ability to grant a time-boxed, purpose-limited license for evaluation and training. • Deep knowledge of your system’s architecture, tooling, and standards (Git, CI/CD, testing, observability). • Fluency in one or more of: Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, TypeScript. • Ability to collaborate asynchronously and move quickly with minimal oversight. • Active OSS contributor on Git. Compensation & Legal • Engaged as an hourly contractor via Mercor; payments weekly via Stripe Connect. • Separate, limited licenses available for evaluation and/or training use of selected code assets. • All work governed by mutually executed MSA/SOW and data protection terms. 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. ,