AI Safety Red Teamer

Mercor

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

Posted 9/30/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70 - $84 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AI Safety, Red Teaming, and Trust & Safety, 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 improvements in AI systems.

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AI SafetyAdversarial Prompt DesignAI Red TeamingAnalytical ReasoningTrust & Safety

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Hard Skills

Adversarial Prompt DesignAI Red TeamingEvaluating AI SystemsAnalytical ReasoningPrompt EngineeringJailbreak TestingRobustness EvaluationSafety BenchmarkingPolicy Failure IdentificationMisinformation Analysis

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationCollaboration

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityBiosecurityPolitical ContentInvestigative JournalismLife SciencesScientific SafetyFraud DetectionModel AlignmentSensitive DomainsHallucination Identification

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
Train and enhance frontier AI systems through human expertise

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 grey-area domains such as cyber, biosecurity, political content, misinformation, or scientific safety preferred
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
Payments weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
Competitive pay
Collaborate with leading researchers
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Referral opportunity earning up to $340 per successful referral (referral limits apply)