Fully RemoteEngineeringGermany
Salary
$960–$960
Posted
1h ago
Source
himalayas
Fraud EngineeringRisk EngineeringTrust & SafetyAI EngineeringSecurity Engineering
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: Fraud Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Type:Contract
Compensation:$80/hour
Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex fraud and risk engineering tasks.
- Review model-generated implementations involving fraud detection systems, risk scoring models, abuse prevention tooling, and transaction monitoring systems.
- Identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes to enhance model robustness.
- Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
- Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic fraud and risk engineering scenarios.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 2+ years of professional experience in fraud engineering, risk engineering, trust & safety, or related domains.
- Experience building fraud detection systems, risk scoring models, abuse prevention tooling, or transaction monitoring systems.
- Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
- Ability to evaluate model-generated solutions in fraud, risk, and trust & safety contexts.
Preferred
- Experience in fintech, payments, marketplaces, or large-scale consumer platforms.
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: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Salary in context
This salary range is below the typical band for remote Engineering roles — comparable roles on RemoteTide top out closer to $150k.
Before you apply
- Confirm async-friendly culture vs daily standup-heavy expectations
- Ask about on-call rotation and incident expectations
- Check the tech stack matches what you actually want to use day-to-day
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