AI Summary
Mercor seeks a Security Engineer to leverage frontier AI coding agents for complex security engineering tasks. Responsibilities include reviewing model-generated code for vulnerabilities, identifying bugs and edge cases, and comparing outputs from multiple AI models. Candidates must have 2+ years of security engineering experience and regular use of AI coding tools.
Key Highlights
Frontier AI coding agents used for security engineering tasks
Review model-generated code for vulnerabilities and security risks
Compensation tied to accepted tasks ($400 per task)
Remote position with asynchronous work
Key Responsibilities
Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex security engineering tasks
Review model-generated code and architectures for vulnerabilities and security risks
Identify bugs, edge cases, and security-related failure modes
Compare outputs from multiple frontier models to assess strengths and weaknesses
Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic security engineering scenarios
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Remote work
Nice to Have
Securing production systems
Job Description
About The Job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Security Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex security engineering tasks.
- Review model-generated code and architectures for vulnerabilities and security risks.
- Identify bugs, edge cases, and security-related failure modes.
- Compare outputs from multiple frontier models to assess strengths and weaknesses.
- Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic security engineering scenarios.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
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Must-Have
- 2+ years of professional security engineering experience.
- Experience with application security, cloud security, infrastructure security, or vulnerability management.
- Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI.
- Ability to identify flaws in model-generated code and architectures.
- Experience securing production systems.
- $400 per accepted task.
- Compensation is tied to accepted work.
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