Manage and grow a team of 6–10 engineers
Coach and develop high-potential engineers
Establish strong ownership, culture, and execution standards
Shape the team: define hiring processes, establish engineering practices, and scale a high-performing team from the ground up
Lead system design for complex AI systems
Stay close to the technical work and guide engineers through ambiguous problems
Translate high-level AI goals into clear engineering roadmaps and execution plans
Partner with product, research, operations, and external AI labs
Work across systems, data insights, and custom partnerships to drive model quality
Introduce lightweight processes as the organization scales
Hire and develop strong engineering talent
Help define engineering management at Mercor
Build high-performing, well-supported teams
Hire and retain strong engineers
Improve team velocity and execution quality
Contribute to systems that measurably improve model performance
San Francisco (preferred) or New York
Relocation assistance will be provided as needed
Direct impact on frontier AI development
Build partnerships with leading AI labs and shape how frontier models improve
High ownership across team, systems, and hiring
Opportunity to shape a rapidly scaling organization
Work at the intersection of engineering, product, data, and AI