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Posted 2 days ago
Responsibilities and deliverables
Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI lab to bring on Software Engineers to work across key infrastructure and developer experience initiatives. This is a high impact role focused on improving internal tooling, reliability, and infrastructure velocity. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to build scalable systems, improve developer workflows, and standardise infrastructure practices.
Work-streams
1. Developer Experience (CI / Infra Reliability)
Improve CI performance, reliability, and observability
Build runner autoscaling and system hardening
Implement alerting and notification systems
Increase visibility into CI pipelines and failures
2. Developer Experience (CLI & Tooling)
Enhance CLI usability and discoverability
Build telemetry, observability, and performance improvements for CLI tools
Improve SDK/shared library ergonomics (stable APIs, versioning, templates)
Develop tooling insights (e.g., usage visibility)
3. IT Systems / SaaS & Procurement
Manage and optimise SaaS tools and configurations
Build systems for procurement intake and vendor inventory
Implement and maintain:
Google Workspace administration
SAML-based SSO
SCIM provisioning with RBAC controls
4. Infrastructure “Paved Roads” (Pulumi / IaC)
Build reusable Pulumi modules and service templates
Standardise baseline infrastructure stacks (logging, monitoring, tagging, budgets)
Reduce drift and copy-paste infra patterns
Add safety checks and guardrails for faster, safer deployments
Requirements
Strong proficiency in Python
Experience with backend systems, infrastructure, or developer tooling
Familiarity with at least one relevant area:
CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Buildkite, etc.)
CLI tooling and developer platforms
SaaS/IT systems (SSO, identity, provisioning)
Infrastructure-as-Code (Pulumi, Terraform, etc.)
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Strong problem-solving and systems thinking
Availability & Collaboration
Commitment: ~20 hours per week
Must be available for 2 × 45-minute syncs weekly
Scheduled during PST work hours (Monday & Thursday)
Optionally, you can add more information later (benefits, pre-screening questions, etc.)