AI Safety Red Teamer

atMercorRemoteNorth AmericaFreelanceArtificial IntelligenceMid-levelSenior$70 – $84/hour

Posted Aug 31

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Create adversarial prompts to evaluate and challenge cutting-edge AI models.

• Detect jailbreaks, unsafe behaviors, hallucinations, and lapses in policy.

• Assess model resilience against misinformation, cybersecurity threats, biosecurity issues, fraud, political content, and other sensitive areas.

• Record vulnerabilities and assist in the preparation of safety benchmarking and red-teaming documentation.

• Partner with AI researchers to enhance model alignment, robustness, and safety protocols.

• Complete projects autonomously and on a self-determined schedule.

• Engage in initiatives aimed at training and improving AI systems.


⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Journalism, Communications, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Public Policy, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of professional experience in AI Safety, AI Red Teaming, Trust & Safety, cybersecurity, investigative journalism, life sciences, or a related area.

• Excellent analytical reasoning, prompt design, and written communication abilities.

• Experience in crafting adversarial prompts or evaluating advanced AI systems.

• Preferred: Background in AI Red Teaming, Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), AI Alignment, or Trust & Safety.

• Preferred: Knowledge of jailbreak testing, prompt engineering, or adversarial evaluation techniques.

• Preferred: Proficiency in one or more grey-area domains, such as cyber, biosecurity, political content, misinformation, or scientific safety.

• Must be capable of working as an independent contractor.

• H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported.


🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote role.

• Flexibility to set your own schedule.

• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.

• Competitive compensation.

• Opportunity to collaborate with top AI researchers and safety teams.

• Chance to influence the evolution of advanced AI systems.

• Referral bonuses of up to $340 for each successful referral.

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