Mercor
HQ
San Francisco, USA
Industry
AI talent marketplace and data labeling for model training
Open Positions
1
NZ Presence
No physical offices or dedicated operations; hires remote contractors and talent from New Zealand for AI training tasks, software engineering, and domain expertise roles
AI Focus Areas
AI Maturity Evidence
AI-native company partnering with top AI labs (OpenAI, xAI, Google); uses AI for candidate interviews and matching; hiring ML engineers, AI researchers, data scientists onsite in SF; building internal AI infrastructure for frontier models
Transformation Opportunities
| Area | Opportunity | Impact | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations | AI agents for automated contractor scheduling, performance tracking, and dynamic project allocation | medium | complex |
| HR/Recruiting | Advanced AI for predicting expert retention and optimizing global payments/compliance | low | moderate |
Decision Makers
Brendan Foody
CEO & Co-founder
Leads AI strategy and partnerships with top labs
Adarsh Hiremath
CTO & Co-founder
Oversees AI tech development and engineering
Surya Midha
COO & Co-founder
Manages operations scaling with AI infrastructure
Arty Vohmincevs
VP of Engineering
Leads engineering team building AI tools
Tech Stack Signals
Competitive Landscape
Competitors like Scale AI are also deeply AI-native with massive funding; intense pressure in AI data/training space, but all players are mature/adopting AI aggressively internally
AIA Fit Assessment
- --Already AI-mature with internal ML/AI engineering team
- --US-headquartered with no NZ operations beyond remote contractors
- --High internal capability; hiring own AI experts
- --Competitor-like in AI space; low need for external transformation help
Hiring Signals
Total Roles
34
Remote
Yes
Levels
junior, senior, leadership
Skills Sought
Company Timeline
Founded by college dropouts
$350M Series C at $10B valuation
First tracked NZ remote AI Software Engineer job
Open Positions (1)
| Title | Location | Salary | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
AI Software Engineer - Remote | - | $120.00/hr - $150.00/hr | Independent Contractor, fully remote, open-ended duration, 20–40 hours/week, paid weekly. Requires: 3+ years software engineering exp, proven OSS contributions (e.g., scikit-learn, pytest), advanced Python/API/testing skills. Residency in New Zealand accepted. Start mid to late October (relative to posting). |
Title AI Software Engineer - Remote Salary $120.00/hr - $150.00/hr Tags Independent Contractor, fully remote, open-ended duration, 20–40 hours/week, paid weekly. Requires: 3+ years software engineering exp, proven OSS contributions (e.g., scikit-learn, pytest), advanced Python/API/testing skills. Residency in New Zealand accepted. Start mid to late October (relative to posting). Posted 30 days ago Listing View listing | |||
Engagement Angle
With your explosive growth to $10B valuation, how are you ensuring AI scales your contractor operations without bottlenecks in matching and quality control?
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