AI Red Team Specialist
mercorCanadaremote$20 – $22 (~₹2K – ₹2K)mid3-6 years
Description
About the jobMercor 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: AI Safety Experts — English & MarathiType:ContractCompensation:$20–$22/hourLocation:RemoteRole ResponsibilitiesRed team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.Document reproducibly by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases for customer action.QualificationsMust-HaveFluent in English and Marathi.Prior experience in red teaming (AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, socio-technical probing).Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Adaptable and able to thrive across projects and customers.PreferredExperience with Adversarial ML: jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, model extraction.Background in Cybersecurity: penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.Expertise in socio-technical risk: harassment/disinfo probing, abuse analysis, conversational AI testing.Creative probing skills: psychology, acting, writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)Upload resumeAI interview based on your resumeSubmit formResources & SupportFor details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcomeFor any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.comPS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.Originally posted on Himalayas
Required skills
CybersecurityAI-ResearchAI-Red-Team-SpecialistFreelance-AI-Red-Team-SpecialistRed-Team-SpecialistCybersecurity-AI-SpecialistAI-Red-TeamingAI-SafetyAdversarial-ML
How this compares to market
Estimated: Below market for AI Red Team Specialist in Canada.
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