Data Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Mercor · United States ·
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- 2+ years
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- USD 80 / hour
Mercor · United States ·
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Merck · CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five)
Evaluate and improve frontier AI coding models by completing and reviewing data engineering tasks like ETL pipelines and data warehouses using AI agents.
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About the Role
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to support a Frontier Code Agents project.
Contributors help evaluate and improve frontier AI coding models through structured technical assessments.
The work focuses on realistic data engineering workflows and model evaluation.
Spots are limited and filling quickly on a first come, first serve basis.
What You'll Do
Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex data engineering tasks.
Review model-generated implementations involving ETL pipelines, data warehouses, analytics platforms, and distributed data systems.
Identify bugs, edge cases, scalability issues, and failure modes.
Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic data engineering scenarios.
Time Commitment
Compensation
$400 per accepted task.
Typical tasks take approximately 2–3 hours after ramp-up.
Compensation is tied to accepted work.
Who Should Apply
2+ years of professional data engineering experience.
Experience building ETL pipelines, data warehouses, analytics platforms, or distributed data systems.
Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
Ability to evaluate model-generated data infrastructure and pipeline implementations.
Experience operating large-scale data platforms is preferred.
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.
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