
Software Engineer, Applied AI Evals
Mercor
San Francisco, CA • 38m ago • On-site
Senior
On-site
220,000 - 250,000 USD/yr
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Role: Software Engineer (Applied AI Evals)
Description
Build the Evals product that helps labs and enterprises run large-scale model evaluations, turning eval runs into scorecards, failure reports, and benchmark dataset views. Ship APIs, data models, and UI so customers can compare models and make trust decisions. Own APEX benchmark launches by running frontier models, publishing defensible results to a public leaderboard, and explaining why models fail.
Responsibilities
Build APIs, data models, and UI to run evals, compare models, and share scores
Run APEX for new frontier models and publish results to the public leaderboard
Create failure analysis that links patterns to the exact steps that went wrong
Build dataset views, registries, and versioning to manage benchmarks
Develop onboarding and self-serve capabilities (roles, key management, usage views)
Collaborate with customers in pilots to shape the product roadmap
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
Strong full-stack skills with Python, Go, or TypeScript and a frontend framework such as React
Track record of owning product features end to end (idea to production)
Strong product sense centered on user needs
Experience building data-heavy products (data models, APIs, and views over large volumes)
Excellent written and verbal communication
Comfort with ambiguity and iterative shipping
Benefits
Bi-annual performance bonus structure
Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
Up to $15k relocation bonus
$10K housing bonus (if living within 0.5 miles of the office)
$1.5K monthly stipend for meals
Free Equinox membership
$200 monthly laundry reimbursement
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
Health, Dental, Vision insurance
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