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iOS Engineer - AI Model Evaluator - AI Trainer
Chicago, IL
1 month ago
Uses frontier AI coding agents and requires evaluating model-generated code — directly involves vibe coding tools like Cursor and other AI assistants.
About the Role
Contract iOS Engineer to evaluate and review model-generated mobile application code using frontier AI coding agents. You'll assess correctness, quality, maintainability, and performance of iOS implementations and identify bugs and edge cases while comparing outputs from multiple models.
Job Description
Role
Mercor is hiring a contract iOS Engineer to work on the Coding Agent Experience. The core mission is to use frontier AI coding agents to complete, review, and evaluate mobile engineering tasks and model-generated iOS code.
Key Responsibilities
- Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex engineering tasks.
- Review model-generated mobile application code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and performance.
- Identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes in model outputs.
- Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess strengths and weaknesses.
- Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic mobile engineering scenarios.
Requirements
Must-have
- 2+ years of professional iOS engineering experience.
- Experience building and maintaining production iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS frameworks.
- Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
- Ability to evaluate model-generated mobile implementations and architectural decisions.
Preferred
- Experience shipping production mobile applications.
Compensation & Terms
- Type: Contract
- Hourly rate: $85/hour
- Compensation tied to accepted work: $400 per accepted task (typical tasks ~2–3 hours after ramp-up)
Application Process
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume (takes ~20–30 minutes)
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- Interview and platform details: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- Support: support@mercor.com