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Applied Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $77/hr at mercor · web2ua
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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: Applied Engineering Benchmark Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $61–$77/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10+ hours/week Role Responsibilities Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. Include all necessary information in the problem statement.
Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.
Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals or university repositories.
For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.
Qualifications Must-Have PhD or doctoral candidate in Engineering or a closely related field.
Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
Strong command of graduate-level engineering principles, applied mathematics, and domain-specific standards.
Professional engineering licensure ( PE ) or industry experience is a strong plus.
Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
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Posted on Oct 16, 2026
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