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Data Scientist

Mercor San Francisco FullTime Engineering Posted 3w+ ago
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What it’s like to work at Mercor

AI Hiring Platform · San Francisco

3.9
Employee Rating
3.9
Work-Life Balance
60
Open Roles
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What employees love

  • Massive impact at an AI company growing at breakneck speed
  • Top-tier compensation with strong equity at $10B valuation

What could be better

  • Intense 9/9/6 work schedule — long hours are the norm
  • Work-life balance is a real sacrifice at this stage
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About the Role

About Mercor

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development. Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

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.

What you’ll do

In your first year you’ll ship analyses and experiments that move core product metrics, match quality, time-to-hire, candidate experience, and revenue. You’ll:

You’ll thrive here if

You have solid fundamentals (statistics, SQL, Python) and projects you’re proud to demo. You iterate fast, frame the question, test, and ship in day, and care as much about clarity of communication as you do about p-values. Curiosity about LLM evaluation, retrieval, and ranking is a bonus; you’ll learn alongside folks who’ve shipped at Jane Street, Citadel, Databricks, and Stripe.

Qualifications

Benefits

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the work-life balance like at Mercor?
Mercor has a work-life balance score of 3.9/5 based on employee reviews. This is about average for the AI/tech industry.
What is Mercor’s culture like?
Mercor is characterized by these culture values: ship-fast, eng-driven, flat, equity. Based on employee reviews, the company has an overall rating of 3.9/5. Massive impact at an AI company growing at breakneck speed
How many open roles does Mercor have?
Mercor currently has 60 open roles across departments including engineering, product, sales, and more. Roles are refreshed daily from their careers page.
Is this role remote-friendly?
This role is located in San Francisco. Check the job description above for specific location and remote work details.
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