Mercor
Software Engineer, Identity
About this role
Mercor is seeking a Software Engineer to enhance their identity infrastructure, managing a large-scale expert network across various platforms. The role involves direct collaboration with operations teams, building secure distributed systems, and taking ownership of projects from conception to implementation.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with ops teams to define business requirements
- Develop and maintain secure distributed identity management systems
- Take end-to-end ownership of project scope and execution
- Design systems with security considerations from the outset
- Integrate authentication, authorization, and directory synchronization mechanisms
What they're looking for
- Product engineering fundamentals
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Security-focused design thinking
- Adaptability in unique environments
- Comfort with autonomy and scope ownership
Benefits
- Equity options vested over 4 years
- Relocation bonus up to $15K
- Housing bonus of $10K for proximity to the office
- $1,500 monthly meals stipend
- Complimentary Equinox gym membership
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
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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
- Tell us about a time you built and operated a distributed system at scale. What were the biggest challenges, and how did you approach reliability and correctness?
- How would you design an identity and access management system for 100,000+ users across thousands of Slack workspaces? Walk us through your approach to authentication, authorization, and provisioning.