Mercor
Software Engineer, Platform
$160K–$500K
New York City · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years.
About the job
Build and maintain secure, reliable, scalable backend platform systems for contracts, payouts, fraud, and just-in-time identity and access management.
What you'll do
- Develop backend infrastructure for contract workflows, payouts, fraud, and other platform operations.
- Partner with engineering leads and cross-functional teams to turn operational needs into reliable, scalable services.
- Improve the security, reliability, and developer ergonomics of core platform systems.
What they ask for
- 2+ years experience building production systems at scale.
- Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and deliver practical, reliable systems quickly.
- High ownership mindset and willingness to work on foundational problems.
Nice to have
- Experience with identity, access control, or enterprise access management systems.
Pay
$160K – $500K USD base salary
AI focus
The platform supports operations and systems used to pay experts who perform work contributing to AI model development.
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