Frontend Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Mercor • Remote
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate
$85/hr
Listed
43d ago
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About this Role
From the Mercor listing
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to support a Frontier Code Agents project.
Contributors help evaluate and improve frontier AI coding models through structured technical assessments.
About the Role
- Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to support a Frontier Code Agents project.
- Contributors help evaluate and improve frontier AI coding models through structured technical assessments.
- The work focuses on realistic frontend engineering workflows and model evaluation rather than traditional software development.
- Spots are limited and filling quickly on a first come, first serve basis.
What You'll Do
- Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex engineering tasks.
- Review model-generated frontend code for correctness, quality, maintainability, accessibility, and performance.
- Identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes in model outputs.
- Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
- Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic frontend engineering scenarios.
Time Commitment
- Sprint based project that runs in 12-24 hour stretches based on client requirement.
Compensation
- $400 per accepted task.
- Typical tasks take approximately 2–3 hours after ramp-up.
- Compensation is tied to accepted work.
Who Should Apply
- 2+ years of professional frontend engineering experience.
- Experience building modern web applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
- Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
- Ability to evaluate model-generated frontend implementations, UI architecture, and performance optimizations.
- Experience working on large-scale consumer or enterprise applications is preferred. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Software Engineering
Why This Role
- Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to support a Frontier Code Agents project. - Contributors help evaluate and improve frontier AI coding models through structured technical assessments.
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