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Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Agent Engineer
Type:Contract
Compensation:$100–$500/hour
Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities

Build and operate LLM agents in production environments.

Ensure agent reliability and evaluate performance improvements.

Manage long-running processes like scheduled jobs and cloud sandboxes.

Develop internal monoagents and shared company memory systems.

Enhance agent visibility and cost tracking for organizational use.

Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals.

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Experience in building and operating LLM agents.

Proven track record of improving agent reliability and performance.

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I am interested in the Agent Operations Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $500/task Task based role because I can bring practical experience in Operations, Remote Collaboration and Agent, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Mercor needs from this hire.

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