Mercor
Software Engineer Intern
San Francisco · On-site · Internship · Posted Aug 4, 2026
- Education
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field; graduating 2027 to 2029.
About the job
Build and ship production software for systems that source expert talent and human data for leading AI labs.
What you'll do
- Write production code and deliver customer-facing work.
- Take ownership of engineering projects with guidance from a named mentor.
- Work with product and design across areas such as the talent platform, applied AI, agents, platform engineering, and Studio.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field, graduating 2027 to 2029.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go or TypeScript.
- Solid grounding in data structures, algorithms and systems.
- Experience with APIs, SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud platforms.
Nice to have
- Curiosity about AI.
- Interest in startups.
Pay
$70 per hour (base salary)
Tools
Python, Go, TypeScript, SQL
AI focus
Build systems supporting expert talent and human-data workflows for frontier AI labs; possible work includes AI delivery systems, quality control, evaluations, and internal agents.
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