AI Safety Expert, English – Tamil

Mercor

. Red-team conversational AI models and agents through jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation .

Posted 9/20/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $16 - $22 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in evaluating and enhancing the safety and robustness of conversational AI systems through rigorous testing and analysis. Proficient in generating high-quality data and reports while maintaining adherence to guidelines and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Fluent In English And TamilAdversarial ML ExperienceCybersecurity ExperienceAbility To Evaluate AI ResponsesAttention To Detail

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Hard Skills

Red-Team TestingPrompt InjectionBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationVulnerability ClassificationSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingDataset ProductionAdversarial Machine LearningPenetration Testing

Soft Skills

Strong Judgment About LanguageClear CommunicationAdaptabilityRigorous Attention To Detail

Industry Keywords

Conversational AICybersecuritySocio-Technical RiskHarassment ProbingDisinformation Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Red-team conversational AI models and agents through jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation
Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks
Apply taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
Produce reproducible reports, datasets, and attack cases for customers
Review AI outputs involving sensitive topics such as bias, misinformation, and harmful behaviors
Uncover vulnerabilities that automated tests miss
Expand evaluation coverage and reduce production surprises
Help customers strengthen the safety, robustness, and trustworthiness of AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent/native fluency in English and Tamil is required
Strong judgment about language and content
Ability to evaluate whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate
Ability to explain reasoning clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Rigorous attention to subtle errors, inconsistencies, and gaps
Ability to work consistently with guidelines and quality standards
Adaptability across projects, task types, and customers
Independent contractor status
Must not be an H1-B or STEM OPT candidate
Nice-to-have: adversarial ML experience, including jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, and model extraction
Nice-to-have: cybersecurity experience, including penetration testing, exploit development, and reverse engineering
Nice-to-have: socio-technical risk experience, including harassment/disinformation probing, abuse analysis, and conversational AI testing
Nice-to-have: psychology, acting, or writing experience for unconventional adversarial thinking

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Flexible schedule; work can be completed on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Competitive pay
Higher-sensitivity project participation is optional
Clear content guidelines and wellness resources
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Referral payments of up to $90 per successful referral