Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research
$200 - $250 / hour
Verified partner opportunity
$200 / task
Role Overview
Role Overview
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to understand how people build with AI coding assistants. We're looking for builders with their own projects, from experienced developers to non-coders who build with AI, to do their normal work in OpenCode, a terminal-based coding assistant, while each session is recorded.
What You'll Do • Build or improve your own real project using the open-weight and Gemini models we provide • Choose which model to use for each task, and switch whenever you naturally would • Use one chat per task
Ideal Qualifications • Actively building a real project (side project, startup, app, or LLM-powered feature) • Uses AI tools to build, such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Replit, or Lovable • Comfortable following simple terminal setup steps on Mac or Linux • Professional coding experience is welcome but not required; non-coders who build with AI are encouraged to apply
Project Details • Remote, flexible schedule • $200 per accepted session (about 50 turns, typically 2–3 hours of active work) • Start: immediate
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