Member of Technical Staff, Tech Lead Applied AI Backend
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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.
View company profile →Compensation
Equity: Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
Bonus: Bi-annual performance bonus structure
Sign-on: Up to $15k Relocation bonus
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