AI Safety Expert - Red Team

<h3>About the job</h3><p><strong>Mercor</strong> connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include <strong>Benchmark</strong>, <strong>General Catalyst</strong>, <strong>Peter Thiel</strong>, <strong>Adam D'Angelo</strong>, <strong>Larry Summers</strong>, and <strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>.</p><p><strong>Position:</strong> AI Safety Experts — English &amp; Malayalam<br><strong>Type:</strong><strong>Contract</strong><br><strong>Compensation:</strong><strong>$20–$22/hour</strong><br><strong>Location:</strong><strong>Remote</strong></p><h3>Role Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Red team conversational <strong>AI models</strong> and agents. Perform jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.</li><li>Generate high-quality human data. Annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks.</li><li>Apply structure using taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing.</li><li>Document reproducibly. Produce reports, datasets, and attack cases for customer action.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications<p></p><p><strong>Must-Have</strong></p></h3><ul><li><strong>Fluent in <strong>English</strong> and <strong>Malayalam</strong>.</strong></li><li><strong>Prior red teaming experience in <strong>AI adversarial work</strong>, <strong>cybersecurity</strong>, or socio-technical probing.</strong></li><li><strong>Strong communication skills for explaining risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Preferred</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Experience with <strong>Adversarial ML</strong>, <strong>Cybersecurity</strong>, and socio-technical risk analysis.</strong></li><li><strong>Skills in <strong>creative probing</strong> such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Upload resume</strong></li><li><strong>AI interview based on your resume</strong></li><li><strong>Submit form</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Resources &amp; Support</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.<a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mercor">mercor</a>.com/welcome</strong></li><li><strong>For any help or support, reach out to: support@<a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mercor">mercor</a>.com</strong></li></ul><p><strong><em>PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.</em></strong></p><p>Originally posted on <a href="https://himalayas.app">Himalayas</a></p>