AI Red-Teamer

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 Red Team Specialist

Type:
Full-time or Part-time Contract Work
Compensation:
$50/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
Flexible hours
Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate conversational AI models for vulnerabilities through jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
• Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
• Apply structured frameworks and benchmarks to ensure consistent testing.
• Document findings reproducibly to create actionable reports, datasets, and attack cases for customers.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve model safety and robustness.

Qualifications
Must-Have

• Fluent Language Skills Required: Native-level fluency in English and Italian.
• Prior experience in red teaming, AI adversarial work, or cybersecurity.
• Strong communication skills to explain risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

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

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

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