mercor
Security Engineer- Fully Remote| Upto $85/hr
Remote Security Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 7, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalMiddle
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
Canada
Role overview
Security Engineer- Fully Remote| Upto $85/hr
Requirements and responsibilities
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Role Responsibilities
- Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex security engineering tasks.
- Review model-generated code and architectures for vulnerabilities and security risks.
- Identify bugs, edge cases, and security-related failure modes.
- Compare outputs from multiple frontier models to assess strengths and weaknesses.
- Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic security engineering scenarios.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
QualificationsMust-Have
- 2+ years of professional security engineering experience.
- Experience with application security, cloud security, infrastructure security, or vulnerability management.
- Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI.
- Ability to identify flaws in model-generated code and architectures.
Preferred
- Experience securing production systems.
Compensation & Legal
- $400 per accepted task.
- Compensation is tied to accepted work.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
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