Mercor

Mercor

San Francisco, CA, USA
4 employees
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Series C · $492M

About Mercor

Mercor presents an AI-powered platform that helps connect domain experts with roles in AI and other tech disciplines. It supports sourcing, vetting, and payment for talent, offering remote, expert-level assignments across fields like Software Engineering, Consulting, Data, and Legal. Additionally, the platform includes an interview preparation section where candidates can access hundreds of expert-reviewed mock interviews in areas such as Software, Design, Security, and Analytics. Mercor uses machine-driven interview tools to assess candidate performance, aiming to streamline how expertise is matched to project work.

Open positions (47)

Founding Account Executive, Talent Solutions - Enterprise

San Francisco, CA
$250k – $350k

Senior Product Designer

San Francisco, CA
$150k – $250k

Executive Assistant

San Francisco, CA
$120k – $160k

Senior HR Business Partner, Delivery

San Francisco, CA

Chief of Staff, Delivery Operations

San Francisco, CA

Mercor AI Research Fund Grants

San Francisco, Mexico City + 2 more

Mercor AI Safety Fund Grants

San Francisco, Mexico City + 2 more

Software Engineer, Platform

San Francisco, CA
$130k – $500k

Research Scientist, APEX Benchmarks

San Francisco, CA

Software Engineer, Agents

New York, NY

Software Engineer, Search Systems - Code Data

San Francisco, CA

Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

San Francisco, CA
$130k – $500k

Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise Evals Platform

San Francisco, CA

Tech Lead Manager, Frontier Data Products

New York, NY

Enterprise Applied AI Leader

San Francisco, New York

Technical Recruiter

New York, NY

Founding Account Executive, Talent Solutions - Mid-Market

San Francisco, CA
$200k – $280k

Enterprise AI Lead

San Francisco, CA
$150k – $300k

Recruiting Operations

San Francisco, CA
$110k – $135k

Software Engineer, Frontier Data Products

New York, NY

Enterprise AI Associate

San Francisco, New York
$110k – $150k

GTM Recruiter

San Francisco, CA

Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier Engineering

San Francisco, CA
$130k – $500k

Software Engineer, Automation

San Francisco, CA
$130k – $500k

Growth Associate

London, UK

Software Engineer, Machine Learning

San Francisco, CA

Agentic Finance Engineer

San Francisco, CA
$175k – $250k

Delivery Engineer, Frontier Data Products

San Francisco, CA

Enterprise AI Lead

New York, NY
$150k – $300k

Healthcare GTM Associate

San Francisco, CA

Research Engineer, Real Environments

San Francisco, CA

Growth Associate

San Francisco, CA
$90k – $110k

Research Program Manager

San Francisco, CA
$120k – $200k

Software Engineer, Identity

San Francisco, CA

GTM Engineer

San Francisco, CA
$175k – $250k

Executive Operations, Growth

San Francisco, CA

Engineering Manager, Applied AI

Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI

San Francisco, New York
$130k – $500k

Client Services Lead, Healthcare

San Francisco, CA

GTM Associate

San Francisco, CA

Marketing Lead, Evals

San Francisco, CA

Senior Sourcing Manager, Technology

San Francisco, CA
$150k – $200k

Healthcare Sales Lead

San Francisco, CA
$160k – $200k

Recruiting Operations

San Francisco, CA
$90k – $120k

Senior Product Manager, Payments

San Francisco, CA

Technical Recruiter

New York, NY

Client Services Lead, Finance

San Francisco, CA

Company details

Team Size4
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Funding

Total raised

$492M

Last stage

Series C

Investors

Felicis Ventures
Benchmark
General Catalyst
RRobinhood Ventures
PPeter Thiel

Founders

BF

Brendan Foody

Co-founded Mercor in 2023 while a sophomore at Georgetown University, where he studied Economics and Business Administration before dropping out. Thiel Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2025).

SM

Surya Midha

Co-founded Mercor in 2023 while at Georgetown University studying Foreign Service. Dropped out as a sophomore; Thiel Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2025).

Adarsh Hiremath

Adarsh Hiremath

Co-founded Mercor in 2023 while studying Computer Science and Machine Learning at Harvard, where he also served as a research assistant to Larry Summers. Dropped out as a sophomore; Thiel Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2025).

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.