AlignerrRed-teaming & safety
AI Red Team Tester
up to $120/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your curiosity, creativity, and knack for thinking outside the box could make AI systems safer for everyone? We're looking for AI Red Team Testers to do exactly that — probe, challenge, and outwit cutting-edge AI models to expose their blind spots before they cause real-world harm.
What you'll do
- Design inventive prompts, scenarios, and conversational strategies to probe AI model weaknesses
- Attempt to elicit incorrect, unsafe, biased, or otherwise problematic outputs from AI systems
- Document discovered failure modes with clear, reproducible steps so they can be fixed
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- Assess and rate the severity and potential impact of each issue you uncover
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI safety and research teams to share findings
- Work across a variety of AI models and task types as new projects arise
Candidate background
Who You Are
- A creative, curious thinker who genuinely enjoys puzzles and finding unexpected solutions
- Comfortable adopting an adversarial mindset — you naturally look for what could go wrong
- Detail-oriented and systematic: you don't just find problems, you document them clearly
- Strong written communicator who can explain findings in structured, actionable formats
- Self-motivated and reliable — you can work independently without close supervision
- No background in hacking, cybersecurity, or AI required
Nice to Have
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- Experience in creative writing, journalism, research, or critical analysis
- Familiarity with AI chatbots or language models as an end user
- Background in philosophy, ethics, psychology, or social sciences
- Prior experience in quality assurance or software testing
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AI Red Team Tester
About the Role
What if your curiosity, creativity, and knack for thinking outside the box could make AI systems safer for everyone? We're looking for AI Red Team Testers to do exactly that — probe, challenge, and outwit cutting-edge AI models to expose their blind spots before they cause real-world harm.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role open to anyone who loves puzzles, thinks adversarially, and enjoys finding the cracks in seemingly solid systems. No cybersecurity or technical background required.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Design inventive prompts, scenarios, and conversational strategies to probe AI model weaknesses * Attempt to elicit incorrect, unsafe, biased, or otherwise problematic outputs from AI systems * Document discovered failure modes with clear, reproducible steps so they can be fixed * Assess and rate the severity and potential impact of each issue you uncover * Collaborate asynchronously with AI safety and research teams to share findings * Work across a variety of AI models and task types as new projects arise
Who You Are
* A creative, curious thinker who genuinely enjoys puzzles and finding unexpected solutions * Comfortable adopting an adversarial mindset — you naturally look for what could go wrong * Detail-oriented and systematic: you don't just find problems, you document them clearly * Strong written communicator who can explain findings in structured, actionable formats * Self-motivated and reliable — you can work independently without close supervision * No background in hacking, cybersecurity, or AI required
Nice to Have
* Experience in creative writing, journalism, research, or critical analysis * Familiarity with AI chatbots or language models as an end user * Background in philosophy, ethics, psychology, or social sciences * Prior experience in quality assurance or software testing
Why Join Us
* Work on meaningful, high-impact AI safety projects alongside leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — set your own schedule and work from anywhere * Freelance autonomy with the satisfaction of structured, purpose-driven work * Contribute directly to making AI safer, more reliable, and more trustworthy for people everywhere * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Red-teaming & safety roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Alignerr's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Red-teaming & safety
Across 8 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 4 platforms, the middle half pays $75 to $120 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $120, is in the top quarter. Of the 6 distinct rates we count, 4 are lower and 0 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 4 | $75 to $120 |
| Mercor | 2 | $84 to $120 |
| Claru | 1 | $100 |
| Handshake AI | 1 | $65 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 04bd31fe-3b6b-431f-9297-aa10922ce6c7
Pay as the source states it: “$40-120/hr”.
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