AI Safety Red Teamer

Mercor

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

Posted 10/12/2026contractRemote • 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 strong capabilities in adversarial prompt design and evaluating AI model robustness across sensitive domains. Proficient in analytical reasoning and written communication, 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 Red TeamingEvaluating AI SystemsAnalytical ReasoningPrompt EngineeringJailbreak TestingRobustness EvaluationSafety BenchmarkingPolicy Failure IdentificationVulnerability Documentation

Soft Skills

CollaborationIndependent Contractor WorkCommunication Skills

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityMisinformationBiosecurityPolitical ContentTrust & SafetyLife SciencesInvestigative JournalismAI AlignmentRLHFSFT

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
Complete projects on an independent-contractor basis according to project 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
Preferred: 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
Must be able to work as an independent contractor
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Work on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Opportunity to work alongside leading AI researchers and safety teams
Opportunity to influence frontier AI safety and alignment
Referral payments of up to $340 per successful referral (subject to limits)
Reasonable accommodations upon request