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Adversarial AI Testing Specialist - Remote
Adversarial AI Testing Specialist - RemoteMercor • Montreal (administrative region), QC, CA
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Adversarial AI Testing Specialist - Remote

Adversarial AI Testing Specialist - Remote

Mercor • Montreal (administrative region), QC, CA
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Remote
Job description

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

AI Red‑Teamer

Type

Full‑time or Part‑time

Compensation

$54–$111 per hour (rate may vary by project and role)

Location

Remote‑friendly (US time zones); geography limited to US, UK, Canada

Role Responsibilities

  • Red‑team AI models and agents by exploring jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and exploits.
  • Generate high‑quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
  • Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing.
  • Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
  • Flex across projects to support different customers, from LLM jailbreaks to socio‑technical abuse testing.

Qualifications

Must‑Have

  • Prior red‑teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio‑technical probing.
  • Curiosity and adversarial mindset to instinctively push systems to breaking points.
  • Structured approach using frameworks or benchmarks.
  • Strong communication skills to explain risks clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
  • Adaptability to thrive on moving across projects and customers.
  • Preferred

  • Specialties in Adversarial ML, Cybersecurity, or socio‑technical risk.
  • Experience with jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF / DPO attacks, and model extraction.
  • Skills in penetration testing, exploit development, and reverse engineering.
  • Creative probing skills in psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.
  • Compensation & Legal

  • The pay rate for this role may vary by project, customer, and content category. Compensation aligns with the level of expertise required, the sensitivity of the material, and the scope of work for each engagement.
  • Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form
  • 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 : support@mercor.com
  • PS : Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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