Backend Engineer — AI Coding Agent

Job overview

The Backend Engineer — AI Coding Agent role is remote. Compensation is $85 per hour, with additional compensation described as $400 per accepted task. Mercor connects technical and creative talent with leading AI research labs. The engineer uses AI coding agents to complete and evaluate backend engineering work, then reviews generated code for correctness, maintainability, and performance. By identifying bugs and comparing model outputs, the role applies professional engineering judgment to improve AI model performance on realistic engineering tasks.

What you'll do

• Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate engineering tasks
• review model-generated code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and performance
• identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes
• compare outputs from multiple models
• apply engineering judgment to backend scenarios
• work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

backend engineer

ai coding agent

remote

mercor

backend engineering

code review

ai model evaluation

apis

distributed systems

microservices

$85/hour

$400 per accepted task

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote opportunity; compensation is tied to accepted work, with the posting stating $85 per hour and $400 per accepted task; requires at least two years of professional backend engineering experience and regular use of AI coding agents.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.