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Fraud Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)

Mercor

AI Expert - Cybersecurity Contractor
Remote (Global) $80 – $80/hr June 15, 2026

Job description

About the Role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to support a Frontier Code Agents project.

This role focuses on evaluating and improving frontier AI coding models through realistic fraud, risk, and trust & safety engineering workflows and structured technical assessments.

Contributors use professional fraud and risk engineering expertise to review, compare, and improve AI-generated systems related to fraud detection, risk scoring, abuse prevention, and transaction monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate AI Coding Agents

  • Review AI-generated implementations involving fraud detection systems, risk scoring engines, abuse prevention tooling, transaction monitoring systems, and trust & safety workflows

Fraud & Risk Engineering Assessment

  • Apply professional judgment to realistic fraud and trust & safety scenarios
  • Review detection systems, risk models, abuse prevention mechanisms, monitoring infrastructure, and investigation workflows

Required Experience

  • Minimum 2 years of professional experience in Fraud Engineering, Risk Engineering, Trust & Safety, or related fraud prevention domains
  • Experience building fraud detection systems, risk scoring models, abuse prevention tooling, or transaction monitoring systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in fintech, payments, marketplaces, or large-scale consumer platforms

AI Coding Tools

Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.

Important Note

Mercor currently cannot support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates.

Compensation

  • $400 per accepted task (~$80/hr effective rate)

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train and evaluate frontier AI systems using expert human knowledge.

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