Frontend Software Engineer (React, TypeScript, JavaScript) - AI Research Collaboration

Frontend Software Engineer (React, TypeScript or JavaScript) [$80-$120/hr]

As an independent member of the referral program of a leading organization (Mercor), we are posting to seek experienced frontend engineers to support a variety of high-impact research collaborations with leading AI labs. The candidates will help improve AI systems through work extending coding benchmarks that reflect real-world development across diverse languages and domains.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise toward shaping the next generation of intelligent systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and validate coding benchmarks in React, TypeScript, or JavaScript by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories
• Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification
• Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution
• Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity
• Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility

Ideal Qualifications

• 3–10 years of experience as a frontend engineer
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in React, Typescript or Javascript
• Experience with debugging, testing, and validating code
• Comfortable with technical writing and attention to detail

Project Timeline

• Duration: 1 month
• Commitment: Part-time (15–20 hours/week)
• Schedule: Fully remote and asynchronous – flexible working hours