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Performance Engineer

Mercor — San Francisco, California

Remote Full-Time May 4, 2026

$123,483/year

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About This Position

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 (C++, Python, Rust) Type: Contract Compensation: $90–$120/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization , compiler engineerin…

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Job Details

Company
Mercor

Location
San Francisco, California

Type
Full-Time

Salary
$123,483/year

Posted
04/05/2026

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