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 red-teaming conversational AI models and agents, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities and assessing AI outputs for accuracy and appropriateness. Proficient in generating human data through annotation and classification while adhering to quality standards and guidelines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red-Team Conversational AI ModelsAdversarial Machine LearningVulnerability AssessmentFluent English and TamilCybersecurity Experience

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Hard Skills

JailbreaksPrompt InjectionsBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationAnnotation of FailuresClassification of VulnerabilitiesSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingQuality Standards AdherenceCreative Probing

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentClear CommunicationAdaptabilityAttention to Detail

Industry Keywords

Conversational AI TestingSocio-Technical RiskHarassment ProbingDisinformation AnalysisExploit Development

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 human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks
Apply taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing
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
Collaborate with leading researchers and contribute to training and enhancing frontier AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent/native English and Tamil language skills
Strong judgment about language and content
Ability to assess whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate
Ability to identify subtle errors, inconsistencies, and gaps
Ability to follow guidelines and quality standards consistently
Ability to explain reasoning clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Adaptability across projects, task types, and customers
Nice-to-have experience in adversarial ML, including jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, or model extraction
Nice-to-have cybersecurity experience, including penetration testing, exploit development, or reverse engineering
Nice-to-have socio-technical risk experience, including harassment/disinformation probing, abuse analysis, or conversational AI testing
Nice-to-have creative probing experience in psychology, acting, or writing
Must be eligible to work without H1-B or STEM OPT support
Engagement as an independent contractor

Benefits

Comp & perks

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