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About the job
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: Software Engineer - Retail Investing Platforms (Paid Expert Interview)
Type:Contract
Compensation:$100-$120/hour
Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Participate in a 45-60 minute remote interview at a convenient time.
- Discuss how your team evaluated or shortlisted an external API or AI vendor.
- Share insights on integration success factors such as documentation, reliability, pricing, and support.
- Provide candid feedback on vendor offerings for retail-investing products.
- Share personal experiences and opinions without disclosing confidential information.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Currently employed in-house as a software engineer, backend or integrations engineer, platform engineer, tech lead, or engineering manager.
- Work at a company serving retail investors like online brokerages or investing apps.
- Experience with retail product side integrations, not institutional or asset management.
- Evaluated or integrated a third-party API or AI vendor in the past 12 months.
- Involved in choosing the vendor, not just implementation.
- Based in the United States.
Preferred
- Experience integrating market data, news, research, or AI chat features.
- Worked across different company sizes or seniority levels.
Application Process (Takes 20-30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.