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Remote Software Engineering Expert - AI Trainer ($160-$180 per hour)Mercor • Santa Rosa, California, US
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Remote Software Engineering Expert - AI Trainer ($160-$180 per hour)

Remote Software Engineering Expert - AI Trainer ($160-$180 per hour)

Mercor • Santa Rosa, California, US
12 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
  • Remote
Job description
Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI lab to bring on **Software Engineers** to work across key infrastructure and developer experience initiatives. This is a high impact role focused on improving internal tooling, reliability, and infrastructure velocity. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to build scalable systems, improve developer workflows, and standardise infrastructure practices. * * * ## **Work-streams** ### **1\. Developer Experience (CI / Infra Reliability)** - Improve **CI performance, reliability, and observability** - Build **runner autoscaling and system hardening** - Implement **alerting and notification systems** - Increase visibility into CI pipelines and failures * * * ### **2\. Developer Experience (CLI & Tooling)** - Enhance **CLI usability and discoverability** - Build **telemetry, observability, and performance improvements for CLI tools** - Improve **SDK/shared library ergonomics** (stable APIs, versioning, templates) - Develop tooling insights (e.g., usage visibility) * * * ### **3\. IT Systems / SaaS & Procurement** - Manage and optimise **SaaS tools and configurations** - Build systems for **procurement intake and vendor inventory** - Implement and maintain: - **Google Workspace administration** - **SAML-based SSO** - **SCIM provisioning with RBAC controls** * * * ### **4\. Infrastructure “Paved Roads” (Pulumi / IaC)** - Build reusable **Pulumi modules and service templates** - Standardise **baseline infrastructure stacks** (logging, monitoring, tagging, budgets) - Reduce **drift and copy-paste infra patterns** - Add **safety checks and guardrails** for faster, safer deployments * * * ## **Requirements** - Strong proficiency in **Python** - Experience with **backend systems, infrastructure, or developer tooling** - Familiarity with at least one relevant area: - CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Buildkite, etc.) - CLI tooling and developer platforms - SaaS/IT systems (SSO, identity, provisioning) - Infrastructure-as-Code (Pulumi, Terraform, etc.) - Ability to work **independently in a fast-paced environment** - Strong problem-solving and systems thinking * * * ## **Availability & Collaboration** - Commitment: **~20 hours per week** - Must be available for **2 × 45-minute syncs weekly** - Scheduled during **PST work hours (Monday & Thursday)** * * * ## **Why Join** - Work with a **cutting-edge AI lab** on foundational engineering systems - High ownership across **critical infrastructure and developer experience layers** - Flexible, part-time engagement with **meaningful technical impact** - Opportunity to shape systems used by **top-tier engineering teams**
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