Engineering Manager, Applied AI

Навыки

• Data Quality
• Ответственность за результат

О компании и продукте

• Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.
• Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.
• We’re hiring Engineering Managers to lead teams within our Applied AI organization.
• Applied AI builds systems that directly improve model quality, including evaluation infrastructure, annotation products, and emerging multimodal capabilities. You’ll lead a team of engineers, partner with product and research, and help define how Mercor stays at the frontier of AI.

Задачи

• BUILD AND SCALE TEAMS
• Manage and grow a team of 6–10 engineers
• Coach and develop high-potential engineers
• Establish strong ownership, culture, and execution standards
• Shape the team: define hiring processes, establish engineering practices, and scale a high-performing team from the ground up
• DRIVE APPLIED AI SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES
• Drive insights and methodology behind evaluation systems that benchmark and improve model performance
• Lead development while driving improvements in data quality, operational efficiency, system stability, and scalability
• Scale products that generate high-quality training data and improve human-in-the-loop workflows
• OWN TECHNICAL DIRECTION
• Lead system design for complex AI systems
• Stay close to the technical work and guide engineers through ambiguous problems
• Translate high-level AI goals into clear engineering roadmaps and execution plans
• OPERATE ACROSS A BROAD SCOPE
• Partner with product, research, operations, and external AI labs
• Work across systems, data insights, and custom partnerships to drive model quality
• SHAPE THE ORGANIZATION
• Introduce lightweight processes as the organization scales
• Hire and develop strong engineering talent
• Help define engineering management at Mercor

Требования

• 6–10 years in engineering
• 2–3+ years managing teams
• Strong background in building scalable systems
• Ability to lead in ambiguous environments with sound technical judgment
• Proven ability to coach engineers and drive execution
• Strong ownership mindset with pragmatic decision-making
• Who Thrives Here
• We’re looking for engineering leaders who take ownership in ambiguous environments, make pragmatic decisions, and consistently deliver measurable impact
• SUCCESS METRICS
• Build high-performing, well-supported teams
• Hire and retain strong engineers
• Improve team velocity and execution quality
• Contribute to systems that measurably improve model performance
• LOCATION
• San Francisco (preferred) or New York
• Relocation assistance will be provided as needed

Условия

• Bi-annual performance bonus structure
• Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
• Up to $15k Relocation bonus
• $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
• Free Equinox membership
• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance

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