AI Safety Expert - Red Team at Mercor in Toronto, Ontario. Skills: AI Model Validation, AI safety, Adversarial ML Attacks, Cybersecurity, English. Apply on NeverHard.
Company
Mercor
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Type
contract
Remote: Yes
Required skills:
AI Model Validation
AI safety
Adversarial ML Attacks
Cybersecurity
English
Psychology
Punjabi
Red Teaming
Job DescriptionJob Description
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:
AI Safety Experts — English & Punjabi
Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$20–$22/hour
Location:
Remote
Role Responsibilities
Red team conversational
AI models
and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.
Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.
Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
Work
independently and asynchronously
to meet deadlines while improving
AI model performance
.
Qualifications
Must-Have
Fluent
in
English
&
Punjabi
with native fluency.
Prior red teaming experience in
AI adversarial work
,
cybersecurity
, or socio-technical probing.
Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred
Experience in
Adversarial ML
,
Cybersecurity
, or socio-technical risk analysis.
Skills in
psychology
, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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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
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