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: Software Engineer - Cybersecurity

Type: Freelance

Compensation: $60–$70/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: 1–2 months

Commitment: 15–25 hours/week, with flexibility up to 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

* Design benchmark tasks by ideating a vulnerability class and validating the intended exploit behavior.

* Create or validate small runnable codebases that include ingestion and prompt/tool usage where the trust boundary is violated.

* Validate the attack via an exploit script and document the unsafe behavior clearly.

* Validate implementation of a patch that prevents the exploit and verify the fix is effective.

* Produce task metadata such as severity mapping, exact file/line locations, impact analysis, remediation summary, and references.

* Conduct review and quality control to ensure paths resolve, line ranges are correct, labels aren’t leaked, and the fix blocks the exploit.

Qualifications

Must-Have

* 2+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on application security, vulnerability research, or secure software engineering.

* Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (Bachelor's minimum; advanced degree preferred).

* Strong proficiency in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or other common languages found in open-source projects.

* Familiarity with version control workflows (Git, PRs, issue tracking).

* Comfortable articulating technical reasoning in clear, structured writing.

Start Date

* Immediate

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

* Upload resume

* AI interview: A short, 15-minute conversational session to understand your background, experience, and interest in the role

* Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details

Resources & Support

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

* For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Application Security Specialist | Upto $70/hr Hourly