Member of Technical Staff, Tech Lead Applied AI Backend

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mercorSan Franciscofull_timelead

Tech Stack

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture of the Applied AI backend domain including core services, data models, orchestration systems, and pipeline execution layers.
  • Set the technical direction and build high-throughput data and job pipelines with queuing, batching, idempotency, retries, and backpressure.
  • Take loosely defined problems, design technical solutions, ship the code, and keep services healthy in production.
  • Mentor senior engineers, own the design review bar, and make technical tradeoffs legible to leadership in writing.
  • Provision and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform to launch and monitor tens of thousands of containers.

Soft Skills

MentoringArchitectureWritten Communication

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Equity
  • Gym/Wellness
  • Health Insurance
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Vision

Culture

On-Call RotationCode Review CultureCross-Functional TeamsStartup EnergyFast-Paced

Requirements

Regions: Gb, Us

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About mercor
Industry: saas
Size: small

Mercor is a leading AI data company valued at $10 billion, building the infrastructure layer between human expertise and frontier models to power the AI economy.

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Compensation
Equity: Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
Bonus: Bi-annual performance bonus structure
Sign-on: Up to $15k Relocation bonus