AI Safety Expert - Red Team

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: AI Safety Experts — English & Assamese
Type:Contract
Compensation:$20–$22/hour
Location:Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.
• Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
• Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing.
• Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
• Review AI outputs on sensitive topics like bias, misinformation, or harmful behaviors, with optional participation in higher-sensitivity projects.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Fluent Language Skills Required: English & Assamese
• Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
• Ability to push systems to breaking points with a curious and adversarial mindset.
• Structured approach using frameworks or benchmarks.
• Strong communication skills to explain risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptability to move across projects and customers.

Preferred

• Experience with Adversarial ML, Cybersecurity, and socio-technical risk.
• Skills in creative probing, such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

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

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