Mercor
Software Engineer, Agents
About this role
Mercor is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to develop scalable agentic products, focusing on automating operations and enhancing AI capabilities. Collaborate with a dedicated team, utilizing modern technologies to create impactful AI solutions and contribute to industry advancements.
What you'll do
- Own the end-to-end delivery of agentic features
- Design and implement LLM agents and related tools
- Build and manage Python/FastAPI services for orchestrating agent operations
- Develop advanced RL environments for enhanced agent capabilities
- Create tools for analyzing agent performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve agent autonomy
What they're looking for
- Python
- FastAPI
- Django
- Next.js
- React
- PostgreSQL
- Kubernetes
- LangChain
Benefits
- Bi-annual performance bonus
- Generous equity grant
- Up to $15K relocation bonus
- $10K housing bonus for proximity
- $1.5K monthly meal stipend
- Free Equinox membership
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Mercor
Mercor builds a marketplace platform connecting expert talent to AI opportunities, supported by identity infrastructure, matching algorithms, and internal tools for data management. The company is hiring Software Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Fullstack Engineers, and Security Engineers to develop backend systems, ML models, cloud infrastructure, and distributed platforms.
- Website
- mercor.io
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through how you'd design and implement an end-to-end agentic feature—from scoping with stakeholders to launch and iteration based on customer feedback.
- Describe your experience building LLM agents or systems that use tools and prompts. How do you approach reliability, cost optimization, and latency?