AI Safety Expert (Red Teaming)

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 Safety Experts — English & Danish Type:Contract Compensation:$48–$62/hour Location:Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation. • 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. • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Fluent in English and Danish. • Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing. • Strong communication skills to explain risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience in Adversarial ML, Cybersecurity, or socio-technical risk analysis. • Skills in creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume • AI interview based on your resume • Submit form…