AI Safety Red Teamer

Mercor

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

Posted 9/20/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70 - $84 per hourWebsite

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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 frontier AI systems. Possesses analytical reasoning and written communication skills essential for documenting vulnerabilities and contributing to safety benchmarking.

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AI SafetyAdversarial Prompt DesignAI Red TeamingAnalytical ReasoningWritten Communication

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Hard Skills

Adversarial Prompt DesignAI SafetyModel EvaluationRobustness TestingVulnerability DocumentationSafety BenchmarkingCybersecurityInvestigative JournalismTrust & SafetyLife Sciences

Soft Skills

Analytical ReasoningWritten Communication

Industry Keywords

Frontier AI ModelsJailbreaksUnsafe BehavioursHallucinationsPolicy FailuresMisinformationCybersecurityBiosecurityFraudPolitical Content

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 training and enhancing frontier AI systems

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
Must be located in one of the listed eligible countries/territories
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Potential project extensions
Competitive pay
Collaboration with leading AI researchers and safety teams
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Referral payments of up to $340 per successful referral