Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

HQUS

Team Size4975

Open Jobs11244

Total Funding-

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: AI-driven hiring platform that understands human ability and matches talent to opportunities

Founded: January 2023

Founders / leadership: Brendan Foody (CEO), Adarsh Hiremath (CTO), Surya Midha (COO)

Notable funding: Series B $100M (Feb 2025) at $2B valuation; Series A and seed prior

Industry / scale: Software development / recruiting; reported employee count 4,880

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Hiring and talent matching / recruiting automation

Founded

2023

Industry

Software Development

Funding Track Record

Seed- 2023

Reported seed in 2023 (amount not specified in provided evidence)

Series A- 2024

$32M

Reported Series A in 2024 (reported ~$32M)

Series B- 2025-02-20

$100M

Announced Feb 20, 2025; reported valuation $2B

Series C- 2025-10-27

$350M

Reported Oct 27, 2025; reported valuation $10B

Investor Signal

“Includes participation from top-tier VCs such as Felicis, Benchmark, General Catalyst, DST Global, and Menlo Ventures; individual backers reported include Peter Thiel and Jack Dorsey.”

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company Overview

Funding Track Record

Founders

What we do

Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

HQUS

Team Size4975

Open Jobs11244

Total Funding-

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: AI-driven hiring platform that understands human ability and matches talent to opportunities

Founded: January 2023

Founders / leadership: Brendan Foody (CEO), Adarsh Hiremath (CTO), Surya Midha (COO)

Notable funding: Series B $100M (Feb 2025) at $2B valuation; Series A and seed prior

Industry / scale: Software development / recruiting; reported employee count 4,880

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Company Overview

Problem Domain

Hiring and talent matching / recruiting automation

Founded

2023

Industry

Software Development

Funding Track Record

Seed- 2023

Reported seed in 2023 (amount not specified in provided evidence)

Series A- 2024

$32M

Reported Series A in 2024 (reported ~$32M)

Series B- 2025-02-20

$100M

Announced Feb 20, 2025; reported valuation $2B

Series C- 2025-10-27

$350M

Reported Oct 27, 2025; reported valuation $10B

Investor Signal

“Includes participation from top-tier VCs such as Felicis, Benchmark, General Catalyst, DST Global, and Menlo Ventures; individual backers reported include Peter Thiel and Jack Dorsey.”

Founders

What we do

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Join the Team

Senior Software Engineer

RemoteUS

Remote • US

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 .

Teeming tracks opportunities at over 24,000 AI startups, then works with you to find (and land) the one you'll love.

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Position: Senior Software Engineer

Type: Part-time, Project-based Contract Compensation: $120/hour Location: Remote Commitment: ~20 hours/week Role Responsibilities

Review domain-generated prompts and assess their feasibility from a coding perspective.
Supervise model outputs and validate Docker file execution.
Design and implement 40–60 unit tests per evaluation set.
Review peer-generated unit tests for completeness and robustness.
Execute unit tests and confirm code performance and reliability.

Qualifications Must-Have

6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Deep specialization in backend or full-stack development, with testing and evaluation experience.
Strong ability to assess technical feasibility and debug complex systems.
Experience with Docker and automated testing frameworks.
Detail-oriented mindset and ability to provide structured technical feedback.

Compensation & Legal

Independent contractor
Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

Submit your resume to get started.
Complete a brief form to detail your technical expertise.
If selected, you’ll receive onboarding materials and sample tasks.

Resources & Support

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. ,