Weekly Frontier AI Hiring Report — October 13, 2025
Mercor just added eight roles spanning code-agent engineering, creator economy tastemakers, healthcare verification experts, and legal benchmarking talent. Everything below is live with Active badges across the site, so candidates see at a glance what’s open.
Snapshot & Pay Ranges
Here is the fastest way to understand this week's drops. Engineering continues to dominate, but Mercor is broadening into creator-led research and video quality assurance.
Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python Engineers (Code Agent Experience)
Ship fixes with Codex- and Claude-powered agents on production codebases.
Pay: $70-$90/hour · Commitment: 10–20 hrs/wk (up to 40)
Social Media Influencer (Trend Tastemaker)
Bring cultural POV and trend intel from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube communities.
Pay: $40-$60/hour · Commitment: 10–20 hrs/wk
Specialty Pharmacy Insurance Verification Script Writer
Build payer call scripts for specialty medication benefits investigations.
Pay: $60-$115/hour · Commitment: 20–30 hrs/wk
Infusions Insurance Verification Call Script Writer
Document infusion therapy questioning that nails payer nuance.
Pay: $60-$115/hour · Commitment: 20–30 hrs/wk · US only
Mechanical Engineer (AI Workflow Evaluator)
Create tough challenge problems and grade LLM-generated mechanical workflows.
Pay: $65-$80/hour · Commitment: 20 hrs/wk (extendable)
Lawyers (T14) — AI Content Benchmarking
Use elite legal reasoning to evaluate and score AI-generated memos, briefs, and scenarios.
Pay: $125-$175/hour · Commitment: 10–20 hrs/wk
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Automate observability, load testing, and incident response for Mercor’s core infrastructure.
Pay: $160k-$300k/year · Commitment: Full-time
Why These Roles Matter This Week
- Agent-first engineering roles show Mercor’s partners are actively benchmarking autonomous coding stacks against human experts.
- Creator and influencer intelligence is now a first-class citizen in AI evaluation, signalling new demand for qualitative experts alongside quantitative ones.
- Healthcare verification scripts remain a recurring need as AI labs expand into regulated workflows where accuracy and compliance are critical.
Action Plan for Talent & Partners
- Engineers: Ship a fresh public repo or gist showing agent-assisted debugging—link it when you apply.
- Creators: Prepare a short Loom or TikTok private link that demonstrates how you break down trends.
- Healthcare specialists: Bring anonymized script samples or SOPs to interview to prove rigor.
- Hiring partners: Want your openings in next week’s report? Reach out so we can fast-track syndication.
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