Builders & Developers: Share Your AI Coding Sessions

About the role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to understand how people build with AI coding assistants. We're looking for builders with their own projects, from experienced developers to non-coders who build with AI, to do their normal work in OpenCode, a terminal-based coding assistant, while each session is recorded.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Scope of Work

• Build or improve your own real project using the open-weight and Gemini models we provide
• Choose which model to use for each task, and switch whenever you naturally would
• Use one chat per task

What you’ll bring

• Actively building a real project (side project, startup, app, or LLM-powered feature)
• Uses AI tools to build, such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Replit, or Lovable
• Comfortable following simple terminal setup steps on Mac or Linux
• Professional coding experience is welcome but not required; non-coders who build with AI are encouraged to apply

Benefits

Not provided in the source listing.

Schedule and availability

Flexible schedule. An accepted session is about 50 turns, typically 2–3 hours of active work. Confirm the immediate-start timing with Mercor.

Contract & Payment Terms

• Remote, flexible schedule
• $500 per accepted session (about 50 turns, typically 2–3 hours of active work)
• Start: immediate

Where you can work

Country eligibility has not been provided. Confirm with the employer.

Remote does not always mean work from any country. Always check the employer’s location and working-hour requirements.