Specialized Systems Engineer PHP/Fortran at Mercor

Specialized Systems Engineer (PHP / Fortran / Slang) | $100–200/hr | Worldwide Remote

A leading AI research organization is seeking expert engineers with deep, hands-on experience in PHP, Fortran, and/or Slang to evaluate how advanced AI systems perform across web, scientific computing, and GPU graphics domains. Single-language specialists are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do

• Apply your language expertise to evaluate complex technical tasks against real-world professional standards
• Review intricate code-level scenarios and provide precise, structured written assessments
• Work inside containerized repositories (Docker), running and interpreting CI-style checks to assess engineering environment soundness
• Provide clear written rationales explaining your expert judgments
• Complete well-defined, time-bounded tasks with explicit evaluation criteria

Who We're Looking For

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional or research experience in one or more of the following:

• PHP — Modern PHP 8+; Laravel or Symfony; large-scale web backends
• Fortran — Modern Fortran (90/95/2003+); MPI or OpenMP parallelization; HPC, CFD, or computational physics
• Slang — GPU shader and graphics programming; real-time rendering; DirectX, Vulkan, or CUDA workflows; NVIDIA Falcor or similar frameworks

Additional qualities we value:

• Comfort working in Linux/Docker-based environments and reading automated CI checks
• Ability to articulate not just what code does, but why it is correct or idiomatic — clearly in writing
• Backgrounds in web platforms, HPC/national labs, academic research, or graphics/game-engine development are all welcome
• A GitHub profile is not required

Engagement Details

• Compensation: $100–200/hour based on language, domain, and experience
• Expected commitment: 20–40 hours per week
• Task flow is variable — work arrives in waves with potential gaps between batches; flexibility including weekend availability is appreciated
• No proprietary tooling required — all tasks are completable without employer-provided systems

Your assessments will directly influence how AI systems learn to operate in some of the most specialized and impactful engineering domains in use today.