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STEM Expert - Task Designer at Mercor — India

Experience3–4 yrs
SalaryDisclosed
Work moderemote
Posted4 Oct 2026

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About Mercor

Mercor is hiring in India in technology software. This role looks for around 3+ years of experience.

Skills

The role

A task designer creates expert-level technical evaluations for AI research labs. Builds challenging, real-world tasks for AI agents, designs open-ended tasks with partial-credit scoring, and develops automatic evaluation from 0 to 1.

Full job description

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: STEM Expert Task Pilot

Type: Contract

Compensation: $2000 per task

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20 hours

Role Responsibilities

Build challenging, real-world tasks to test AI agents on expert-level technical work.Design open-ended tasks with no single right answer, allowing for partial credit scoring.Develop tasks like "Build the fastest possible attention engine" to push AI capabilities.Ensure tasks are evaluated automatically from 0 to 1 with partial credit.Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve task quality.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Expertise in your field to create high-level technical tasks.Ability to design tasks that challenge AI models.

Start Date

Apply by Oct 4, 2026, 11:59pm PT; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

Pick task types that fit your expertise.Describe one task idea in a few paragraphs.Await idea approval before building anything.

Resources & Support

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcomeFor 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.