AI Safety Expert – English, Telugu

Mercor

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

Posted 9/19/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $16 - $22 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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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 biases. Proficient in generating human data through annotation and classification, while ensuring adherence to quality standards and guidelines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red-Team Conversational AI ModelsAdversarial Machine Learning ExperienceFluent in English and TeluguCybersecurity ExperienceAbility to Assess AI Responses

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Hard Skills

JailbreaksPrompt InjectionsBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationVulnerability ClassificationSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingDataset ProductionQuality Standards AdherenceAdversarial Testing

Soft Skills

Strong Judgment About LanguageClear Explanation of ReasoningAdaptability Across ProjectsAttention to DetailIndependent Contractor Status

Industry Keywords

Conversational AI TestingCybersecurityPenetration TestingExploit DevelopmentSocio-Technical RiskDisinformation ProbingHarassment AnalysisConversational AI ModelsQuality AssuranceHuman Data Annotation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Red-team conversational AI models and agents using 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 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
Work on projects training and enhancing AI systems for Mercor’s AI lab and enterprise customers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent/native fluency in English and Telugu required
Strong judgment about language and content
Ability to assess whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate, and explain why
Ability to notice 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
Independent contractor status
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported
Nice-to-have: adversarial ML experience, 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: psychology, acting, or writing experience for unconventional adversarial thinking

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Higher-sensitivity project participation is optional
Clear guidelines and wellness resources for sensitive-content work
Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
Competitive pay
Referral incentive of up to $90 per successful referral