# Research Operations, Code at Mercor

Research Operations, Code at Mercor in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $130k–$250k. Posted July 22, 2026.

- Company: Mercor
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $130k–$250k
- Posted: 2026-07-22
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mercor/f87ea934-5550-48d0-aea6-eb24daf8ed4f/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/research-operations-code-mercor-6rtkh5

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a STEM field, or an equivalent technical discipline.
- At least two years of experience in software development or a forward deployed engineering role.
- A track record of running complex, high-stakes projects end to end, and genuine energy for large-scale execution and gritty process optimization under pressure.
- Strong analytical and communication skills; comfortable owning high-profile relationships with technical customers.

## Description

**About Mercor**
Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.
 Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

### About the Role

In the Research Operations role at Mercor, you will work at the intersection of engineering and applied AI research. This role will own multi-million-dollar data programs end to end with responsibilities to:

- Reason about opportunities for frontier coding models, and translate that into the data that will make it stronger.

- Shape how data gets produced, including human-expert workflows, synthetic generation pipelines, and model-in-the-loop systems.

- Turn designs into scaled, high-quality data pipelines and own deliveries to customers.

- Build deep relationships with lab researchers and become the person they trust to tell them what data they actually need.

### What We're Looking For

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a STEM field, or an equivalent technical discipline.

- At least two years of experience in software development or a forward deployed engineering role.

- A track record of running complex, high-stakes projects end to end, and genuine energy for large-scale execution and gritty process optimization under pressure.

- Strong analytical and communication skills; comfortable owning high-profile relationships with technical customers.

### Nice To Have

- Experience designing scalable data or automation pipelines

- Research fluency: connecting model/benchmark literature to what data would move a frontier model; having created a benchmark or published analysis of model behavior.

- Backgrounds that often fit: data scientists, software engineers, or forward deployed engineers who love operating, technical PMs, research engineers, or strong generalist operators with real technical range. Backgrounds from consulting, finance, or high-growth startups can work *if paired with real technical fluency*.

### **Benefits**

- Bi-annual performance bonus structure

- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years

- Up to $15k Relocation bonus

- $10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

- $1.5K monthly stipend for meals

- Free Equinox membership

- $200 monthly laundry reimbursement

- $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement

- Health, Dental, Vision insurance