Software Engineer Intern
Role Overview
As a Software Engineer Intern, you will join a small, product-driven engineering team to build modern backend systems for AI companies, owning projects end-to-end from design to production. You will write production-grade code, work with product and design teams, and focus on scalability and simplicity. This role involves direct impact on critical workflows for advanced AI labs, with potential assignments on talent platform tools or applied AI/human data projects.
Perks & Benefits
This role is remote, with a competitive internship stipend, a $1K monthly meal stipend, and a free Equinox membership. You'll receive mentorship from experienced engineers, work on high-impact projects, and participate in team events and offsites. There is potential for a full-time return offer, and the culture is fast-paced and collaborative, emphasizing learning and growth in AI and startups.
Full Job Description
About Mercor
Mercor is at the intersection of labor markets and AI research. 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 $1.5 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 new San Francisco headquarters.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer Intern at Mercor, you’ll join a small, product-driven engineering team building modern backend systems that power critical workflows for some of the most advanced AI companies in the world. You’ll own projects end-to-end, designing, building, and shipping production systems that directly impact customers. From day one you’ll write production-grade code, reason about systems holistically, and make decisions that tie directly to business outcomes. You’ll work closely with product and design, moving fast while upholding a high bar for code quality, scalability, and simplicity.
At the end of the process, you’ll be team-matched to where you can have the most impact, on one of the following:
Talent platform side – building next-generation tools that automate recruiting end-to-end, intelligently match candidates to roles, and power global hiring with seamless contracts and payments.
Applied AI/human data side – partnering with top AI researchers from the AI labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to create post training datasets to improve foundational model capabilities.
What We’re Looking For
Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field (graduating 2025–2027).
Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or JavaScript.
Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
Familiarity with APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms
Curiosity and passion for AI and startups
Excited to work in person and thrive in a fast-paced environment
Why Mercor
Impact: Your work powers how AI labs train and deploy their models
Learning: Get early exposure to frontier AI research and engineering
Growth: Work with a high-velocity team where interns ship to production
Benefits
Mentorship from experienced engineers.
Work on real, high-impact projects.
$1K monthly stipend for meals
Free Equinox membership
Team events and offsites.
Potential full-time return offer.
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