Senior Technical Writer

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: Computer Science Chart Analysis Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $75–$83/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: ~20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on computer science problems.
• Produce original problem sets grounded in performance benchmarks, system architecture charts, and algorithmic complexity figures.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure task accuracy.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model outputs.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in Computer Science, or MS in CS with 3+ years engineering, research, or teaching experience, or BS in CS with 5+ years software engineering, systems, or applied CS practice.
• Working fluency in at least two of: algorithms, systems, databases, networks, ML, theory of computation.
• Comfortable reading and interpreting performance benchmarks, system architecture charts, and algorithmic complexity figures.
• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor, Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.