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LLM Red Team Specialist — Failure Modes & Edge Cases

$90
per hour
Hourly contract Remote Last verified 21 Jul 2026
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About the Role

This is a full-time W-2 opportunity with Cincinnatus LLC. As part of this role, you may be staffed as a contractor with a leading technology company. Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced AI models.

What You'll Do

  • Probe models: Explore how frontier AI models behave on coding, ML, and analysis tasks, and find the spots where they quietly get things wrong.
  • Design challenges: Turn the weaknesses you find into well-crafted tasks that are hard for models but fair to grade.
  • Document findings: Write up what you discover clearly, with evidence and steps others can reproduce.
  • Strengthen tasks: Team up with task authors to close loopholes, shortcuts, and grading gaps.

You're a Good Fit If You

  • Relevant professional experience in this field.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Available for the stated weekly commitment.

Role Highlights

Pay
$60-$90/h
Contract
Hourly contract
Location
Remote
Category
Research
Posted
2 days ago
Job ID
WE-6017

Pay & Payout

Independent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.

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