AI Safety Red Teamer

Mercor

. Design adversarial prompts to stress-test frontier AI models .

Posted 9/15/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70 - $84 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AI Safety and Red Teaming, with a strong focus on designing adversarial prompts and evaluating AI model robustness across sensitive domains. Proficient in analytical reasoning and written communication, contributing to safety benchmarking and collaborative projects with AI researchers.

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AI SafetyAdversarial Prompt DesignAI Red TeamingAnalytical ReasoningTrust & Safety

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Hard Skills

Adversarial EvaluationPrompt EngineeringModel Robustness EvaluationAI AlignmentRLHFSFTCybersecurityInvestigative JournalismLife SciencesPolicy Analysis

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationCollaborationAnalytical Thinking

Industry Keywords

MisinformationBiosecurityPolitical ContentScientific SafetyJailbreak Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design adversarial prompts to stress-test frontier AI models
Identify jailbreaks, unsafe behaviours, hallucinations, and policy failures
Evaluate model robustness across misinformation, cyber, biosecurity, fraud, political content, and other sensitive domains
Document vulnerabilities and contribute to safety benchmarking and red-teaming reports
Collaborate with AI researchers to improve model alignment, robustness, and safety
Work on projects focused on training and enhancing AI systems
Complete independent-contractor projects on a flexible schedule; projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early based on needs and performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Journalism, Communications, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Public Policy, or a related discipline
5+ years of professional experience in AI Safety, AI Red Teaming, Trust & Safety, cybersecurity, investigative journalism, life sciences, or a related field
Strong analytical reasoning, prompt design, and written communication skills
Experience designing adversarial prompts or evaluating frontier AI systems
Experience with AI Red Teaming, RLHF, SFT, AI Alignment, or Trust & Safety preferred
Familiarity with jailbreak testing, prompt engineering, or adversarial evaluation methodologies preferred
Expertise in one or more grey-area domains, including cyber, biosecurity, political content, misinformation, or scientific safety preferred
Must be able to work in one of the listed eligible locations
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Competitive pay
Collaboration with leading researchers
Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems
Referral payments of up to $340 for each successful referral