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API Prompt Engineer (Finance/Business) at Mercor

posted 18 days ago
mercor.com Contractor remote 50-70/hr 85 views

API Prompt Engineer (Finance/Business)

Hourly Contract | Remote in US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand | $50-$70/hour

Mercor is seeking experienced software engineers with a background in finance, business operations, or enterprise systems to write, review, and validate prompt-based questions for API-driven workflows. Use your expertise in business applications, financial planning, ERP, and automation to ensure that AI models are trained with realistic, high-quality business scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

  • Write and review API prompts and responses that reflect real-world business and finance operations

  • Cover workflows for financial reporting, ERP, CRM, process automation, and analytics dashboards

  • Model business data flows, design business logic layers, and manage internal tooling prompts

  • Evaluate LLM-generated responses for accuracy, effectiveness, and relevance

  • Collaborate asynchronously with technical and business teams to refine evaluation standards

Ideal Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as a software engineer, systems integrator, or backend developer supporting business/finance platforms

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

  • Based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand

  • Experience supporting/developing financial reporting systems, ERP, automation, analytics, or workforce management tools

  • Skilled in documenting workflows and communicating across both technical and business teams

Job Details

  • Fully remote and asynchronous; flexible with your schedule

  • 10-20 hours per week, with potential to expand up to 40 hours per week

  • Initial project duration: 1-2 months, with possible extension

  • Start: mid to late August, rolling applications

Interview Process

  • AI interview focused on business software, system integration, and API support

  • Screen-sharing prompt creation for finance or business scenarios (desktop/laptop required)

  • LLM output evaluation for technical accuracy and effectiveness

  • Selection based on performance and evaluation quality

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor classification

  • Weekly payments via Stripe Connect

About Mercor

Mercor connects top technical and business talent to world-leading AI labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Mercor’s investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. We value diversity and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Apply now to help train the next generation of AI for business, finance, and enterprise automation.

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