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Systems Performance Engineer at Mercor

posted 17 days ago
mercor.com Contractor remote: US/UK/CA/NZ 75-100/hr 70 views

Software Engineer - Performance Optimization Task Author

Hourly Contract | Remote in US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand | $75-$100/hour

Mercor is seeking skilled Software Engineers with expertise in performance optimization, systems-level development, and code analysis. In this role, you will design and write tasks based on real GitHub commit histories, each focused on solving authentic runtime performance bottlenecks. Your work will help evaluate and train AI systems for software performance repair and low-level code efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze real GitHub commits and code histories to identify and structure performance bottleneck scenarios

  • Author high-quality tasks that present a bottleneck, expert solution, and clear benchmarks for measurable improvement

  • Cover languages like C, C++, Rust, Java, Python, or similar systems-level technologies

  • Integrate performance benchmarking, profiling, and CI testing methodologies in each task

  • Support data collection and test automation for robust evaluation pipelines

  • Collaborate with AI and engineering teams to refine task formats and evaluation criteria

Ideal Qualifications

  • Proven experience in systems-level development, optimization, and performance engineering

  • Hands-on with profiling tools, benchmarking, CI/CD automation, and code review for complex systems

  • Strong debugging, testing, and code documentation skills

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

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

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor classification

  • Weekly payments via Stripe Connect

About Mercor

Mercor connects elite software engineers and technical experts to world-leading AI research 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 advance the future of AI-driven software performance optimization.

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