Scala Engineer - AI Specialist

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: Expert Software Engineer – Scala / Kotlin / OCaml Type: Contract Compensation: $120–200/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate technical tasks in Scala , Kotlin , or OCaml against real-world professional standards.
• Review intricate code-level situations and provide precise, structured written assessments.
• Work inside containerized repositories using Docker to run and interpret programmatic and CI-style checks.
• Provide clear written rationales explaining expert judgments.
• Complete well-defined, time-bounded tasks with explicit evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering in Scala , Kotlin , or OCaml .
• Comfort working in Docker/CI-based repo environments .
• Ability to articulate clearly why code is correct or idiomatic in writing.

Preferred

• Engineers from top product, data, or research engineering backgrounds.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs. mercor .com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@ mercor .com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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