Data Engineer

Mercor
New York, NY
Job Description
Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Engineer to work with our AI research labs, utilizing frontier AI coding agents to complete complex data engineering tasks. The role involves reviewing model-generated implementations, identifying bugs, and applying professional engineering judgment to realistic data engineering scenarios.

What You Will Do

The Data Engineer will use AI coding agents to complete and evaluate data engineering tasks, review model-generated implementations, and compare outputs from multiple frontier models.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of professional data engineering experience, experience building ETL pipelines, data warehouses, and distributed data systems, and regular use of AI coding agents.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of professional data engineering experience
  • Experience building ETL pipelines, data warehouses, analytics platforms, or distributed data systems
  • Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools
  • Ability to evaluate model-generated data infrastructure and pipeline implementations

Benefits

  • $400 per accepted task
  • Compensation is tied to accepted work
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