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Role Overview** Mercor is seeking GPU kernel optimization experts to contribute to a project with a leading AI lab.This opportunity is designed for freelancers with strong C++ skills, practical GPU... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
Computational Statistics and Applied Mathematics Expert ### About the Project We're building a large-scale benchmark to test how well advanced AI systems can solve hard scientific and engineering p... Show more
What you’ll do - Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in computational genomics, quantitative biology, and translational biomedicine - Independently inspect datasets, perfo... Show more
Role Overview We are seeking expert physics researchers to author and verify golden reference solutions for the **CritPt benchmark (arXiv:2509.Participants will solve CritPt research-level problems... Show more
Role Overview We are seeking expert physics researchers to author and verify golden reference solutions for the **CritPt benchmark (arXiv:2509.Participants will solve CritPt research-level problems... Show more
Role Overview** Mercor is seeking GPU kernel optimization experts to contribute to a project with a leading AI lab.This opportunity is designed for freelancers with strong C++ skills, practical GPU... Show more
About the Role Mercor is partnering with a leading technology organization to recruit experienced Electrical Test Automation Engineers for a short-term project.Engineers will apply hands-on industr... Show more
Mercor is partnering with a **frontier AI research lab** to engage experienced software engineers with deep expertise in **legacy codebase migration and modernisation**.We are looking for engineers... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
What you’ll do - Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in computational genomics, quantitative biology, and translational biomedicine - Independently inspect datasets, perfo... Show more
About the Role Mercor is partnering with a leading technology organization to recruit experienced Electrical Test Automation Engineers for a short-term project.Engineers will apply hands-on industr... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
Particle & Nuclear Physics Expert** **About the Project** We're building a large-scale benchmark to test how well advanced AI systems can solve hard scientific and engineering problems.As a task de... Show more
Computational Statistics and Applied Mathematics Expert ### About the Project We're building a large-scale benchmark to test how well advanced AI systems can solve hard scientific and engineering p... Show more
Mercor is partnering with a **frontier AI research lab** to engage experienced software engineers with deep expertise in **legacy codebase migration and modernisation**.We are looking for engineers... Show more
AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents.Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more.AI... Show more
The average salary range is between $ 119,953 and $ 173,489 year , with the average salary hovering around $ 136,500 year .
The average salary range is between $ 103,626 and $ 163,351 year , with the average salary hovering around $ 125,316 year .
## **1\. Role Overview** Mercor is seeking GPU kernel optimization experts to contribute to a project with a leading AI lab. This opportunity is designed for freelancers with strong C++ skills, practical GPU programming experience, and the ability to improve kernel performance using profiler-guided analysis. You’ll help evaluate, optimize, and reason about GPU kernels across modern hardware environments. This is a contract-based opportunity for specialists who enjoy squeezing performance out of modern GPU architectures. ## **2\. Key Responsibilities** - Analyze and optimize GPU kernels for performance, efficiency, and hardware utilization - Use profiler metrics such as L2 cache hit rate, L2 throughput, occupancy, and related signals to guide kernel improvements - Review GPU kernel implementations and identify bottlenecks without requiring extensive background in the underlying algorithms - Write, modify, and reason about C++17, Python, and GPU programming code - Apply CUDA, HIP, shader programming, or related kernel programming expertise to improve performance outcomes - Document optimization decisions clearly, including when specific profiler metrics are or are not useful ## **3\. Ideal Qualifications** - Available to work at least 20 hrs/wk - Fluent in core C++ features through C++17 - Working knowledge of Python and Git - Fluent in at least one GPU programming model, such as CUDA, HIP, Slang, HLSL, GLSL, or related kernel programming - At least 1 year of professional or graduate-level research experience working with GPUs - Strong understanding of GPU profiler performance metrics and how to use them to optimize kernels - Ability to optimize GPU kernels without needing deep prior context on every algorithm - Experience with CUDA, HIP, CUDA C++ Core Libraries, inline PTX assembly, or tensor core-level optimization is a plus - Experience optimizing kernels for NVIDIA Blackwell hardware is a plus - Familiarity with NSight Compute is a plus - Prior experience with GPU hardware organizations such as NVIDIA, AMD, or Qualcomm is a plus - Open-source contributions related to GPU kernel optimization are a plus ## **4\. Application Process** - Submit your resume or relevant technical background to get started - Qualified applicants may be asked to complete a brief technical assessment or submit additional information
