Data Engineer (Coding Agent) at Mercor

Data Engineer (Coding Agent Experience) | $400/task (~$80/hr) | Worldwide Remote | Contract

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab on a Frontier Code Agents project. As a contributor, you'll evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI coding models through structured technical assessments focused on real-world data engineering workflows. Spots are limited and filling fast — apply today.

What You'll Do

• Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex data engineering tasks.
• Review model-generated implementations involving ETL pipelines, data warehouses, analytics platforms, and distributed data systems.
• Identify bugs, edge cases, scalability issues, and failure modes in AI-generated code.
• Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their relative strengths and weaknesses.
• Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic, production-grade data engineering scenarios.

Compensation & Schedule

• $400 per accepted task — typical tasks take approximately 2–3 hours after ramp-up.
• Sprint-based project running in 12–24 hour stretches based on client requirements.
• Compensation is tied to accepted, quality work.

Who Should Apply

• 2+ years of professional data engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience building ETL pipelines, data warehouses, analytics platforms, or distributed data systems.
• Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
• Ability to critically evaluate model-generated data infrastructure and pipeline implementations.
• Experience operating large-scale data platforms is a strong plus.