MercorOther AI work
Expert Interviewer
up to $60/hr
About this role, in Mercor's words
We're seeking an experienced interviewer to help vet shortlisted engineers across GPU kernel development, security & vulnerability research, and ML-compiler / accelerator domains for an AI model training-and-evaluation engagement. You'll run short, structured interviews and give our team a clear, evidence-based read on each expert's fit.
What you'll do
- Run ~20-minute structured interviews with shortlisted experts, assessing technical depth, communication, and AI-evaluation fit against a provided rubric.
- Confirm each expert's availability, work authorization, and exclusivity, and surface any red flags.
- Tier each candidate (advance / hold / pass) and write a concise summary for the program team.
- Coordinate scheduling within weekday business hours.
Candidate background
What We're Looking For
- Prior recruiting, interviewing, or technical-vetting experience; comfort assessing senior engineers.
- Strong communication and structured judgment; able to run a warm, professional conversation and stay on time.
- Weekday business-hours availability.
- Able to commit reliably to about 10 hours per week, fully remote.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Mercor's words
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Support a high-priority technical-expert panel for a frontier AI lab as an Expert Interviewer.
Overview
We're seeking an experienced interviewer to help vet shortlisted engineers across GPU kernel development, security & vulnerability research, and ML-compiler / accelerator domains for an AI model training-and-evaluation engagement. You'll run short, structured interviews and give our team a clear, evidence-based read on each expert's fit.
What You'll Do
• Run ~20-minute structured interviews with shortlisted experts, assessing technical depth, communication, and AI-evaluation fit against a provided rubric.
• Confirm each expert's availability, work authorization, and exclusivity, and surface any red flags.
• Tier each candidate (advance / hold / pass) and write a concise summary for the program team.
• Coordinate scheduling within weekday business hours.
What We're Looking For
• Prior recruiting, interviewing, or technical-vetting experience; comfort assessing senior engineers.
• Strong communication and structured judgment; able to run a warm, professional conversation and stay on time.
• Weekday business-hours availability.
• Able to commit reliably to about 10 hours per week, fully remote.
Equal Employment Opportunity: We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Working with MercorPay, getting started and work, from Mercor's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Hourly work is paid every Wednesday for the previous week, through Stripe Connect or Wise, whichever Mercor assigns to your region. Stripe holds the first payout for 7 days. talent.docs.mercor.com/how-to/payments, talent.docs.mercor.com/policies/contracts
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes, reused for other roles that need it, then any assessments the role asks for. Before logging hours: ID verification through Persona, a tax form, the contract documents, the Insightful time tracker, and a background check the onboarding guide says usually takes one to two weeks. talent.docs.mercor.com/support/ai-interview, talent.docs.mercor.com/how-to/apply, talent.docs.mercor.com/policies/contracts, talent.docs.mercor.com/how-to/id-verification, talent.docs.mercor.com/working/project-onboarding
- How much work
- Hearing back after the AI interview usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. When a project ends you are not moved to a new one automatically. talent.docs.mercor.com/support/ai-interview, talent.docs.mercor.com/support/project
- Contract
- Independent contractor with Mercor.io Corporation of San Francisco, which deducts no taxes. talent.docs.mercor.com/policies/taxes-work-authorization, talent.docs.mercor.com/support/legal
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on MercorA personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on Mercor himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer. They always checked my microphone and camera and asked me to share my screen, and some included a timed exercise of around 25 minutes.
- Many later applications needed no new interview from me. With the required assessments complete and no other outstanding steps, applying could be close to one click.
- The application I checked did not ask for a rate. My offer matched my minimum in Work Preferences. That does not establish that Mercor always caps higher offers at your preference.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 4 hours, with more security and tool setup. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the most complicated for me. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- Mercor required the Insightful tracker on my project. I observed app and website usage monitoring, and I am unsure which screenshot settings applied, so check the configuration.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement. Mercor's current documentation describes weekly payout cycles, so check your own offer.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handSources and listing historyWhere this information comes from
This listing's history
- First seen here on 26 Aug 2026, and still on Mercor's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- Posted by Mercor
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- list_AAABoDrYQdAJqq6xRalOo4e9
Pay as the source states it: “50–60 USD HOUR”.
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