Mercor · Software & coding
AI Developer Trace Task Auditor
Listed on Mercor as “AI Developer Trace Task Auditor”
How this rate compares
This listing
$70–$90 per hour
Typical in Software & coding
$70–$120 per hour
Within the typical range
Typical: the middle of the lowest and highest rates posted by 36 listings in this category on Seoulstart, in US dollars.
What this actually is
You review AI-generated code, rank model outputs against each other, write prompts that test edge cases, and provide expert feedback that gets used to train coding models. Not shipping production software. The platform title (AI Developer Trace Task Auditor) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
How Mercor picks people
- Upload your CV and answer the role's written questions.
- Do a video interview with Mercor's AI interviewer. Most take about 20 minutes, in English unless the role says otherwise.
- Some roles add a skills test. A test you pass once counts for similar roles.
- The project team reviews your results and sends offers to the people it picks.
Before you start
- Take Mercor's free practice interview first. It does not count toward any application.
- Use Chrome on a computer with a camera and microphone, in a quiet room.
- You can retake an official interview up to 3 times, but hiring teams see how many times you retook it.
Not every applicant gets an offer. Prepare well for the interview.
How to prepare for the Mercor interview
Source: Mercor's help pages. talent.docs.mercor.com
Can you do this on your visa?
F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6: open. E-1 to E-7: needs concurrent-employment permit. D-2 / D-4 students: S-3 permit, 20 hr/week cap. D-10 / D-8: case by case.
Korean tax on USD income
First 5 years in Korea: foreign-source income only taxed if remitted into Korea. After year 5: worldwide income. Full tax guide.
Original posting from Mercor
Evaluate the quality and correctness of AI-assisted software-development traces used to train and evaluate a frontier AI lab's models. You'll assess end-to-end coding sessions produced with AI-assisted developer tools - judging correctness, workflow soundness, and reasoning - and provide clear, rubric-based written feedback.
Basic Qualifications
• 3+ years professional software development
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding tools and agentic / spec-driven workflows (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar)
• Strong code-reading and debugging skills across full-stack or backend systems
• Ability to evaluate multi-step coding trajectories for correctness and best practice
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Kiro or Amazon CodeCatalyst
• Prior work evaluating or grading AI-generated code
• Contributions to developer tooling
Quoted from Mercor's public listing on 2026-11-13. We don't edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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