Performance Engineer - AI Specialist

Mercor

Full-time San Francisco, California computer-and-mathematical

Posted:

June 16, 2026

Location:

San Francisco, California, United States

Job Description

About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Performance Engineer Expert
 Type: Contract
 Compensation: $100–$130/hour
 Location: Remote
 Commitment: 40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization, compiler engineering, and runtime performance.
Design challenging tasks across multiple specializations and write accurate s...
                

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time

Location: San Francisco, United States

Posted: June 16, 2026

Deadline: July 26, 2026