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Sales Engineering Expert - Evaluator

Remote · San Francisco, California
Posted August 12, 2026
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Overview

Mercor matches elite creative and technical talent with top AI research labs. Based in San Francisco, we have investors including Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam D'Angelo Larry Summers Jack Dorsey. This contract role offers $100–$150/hour remote compensation.

What You'll Do11

  • 1Design precise task-specific grading criteria for real-world pre-sales and solutions-engineering deliverables
  • 2Score AI-generated and human work samples against criteria with detailed justifications
  • 3Apply consistent evidence-based judgment for reproducible defensible scores
  • 4Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate quickly
  • 5Lead technical discovery translating customer requirements into product solutions
  • 6Deliver tailored demos handle technical objections support proofs of concept evaluate product fit technical risk
  • 7Evaluate complex U.S. B2B software including SaaS cloud infrastructure cybersecurity data platforms developer tools enterprise applications
  • 8Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and business stakeholders
  • 9Maintain detail orientation consistency comfortable having judgment reviewed calibrated against peers
  • 10Assess prior experience with AI training evaluation human-data projects
  • 11Complete brief assessment or submit additional information after resume submission

Requirements6

  • 14+ years relevant experience as Sales Engineer Solutions Engineer Solutions Consultant Pre-Sales Consultant Technical Sales Consultant
  • 2Deep fluency pre-sales crafting leading technical discovery translating customer requirements into product solutions delivering tailored demos handling technical objections supporting proofs of concept evaluating product fit technical risk
  • 3Hands-on experience with technically complex B2B software including SaaS cloud infrastructure cybersecurity data platforms developer tools enterprise applications
  • 4Exceptionally strong written communication ability
  • 5Detail-oriented consistent comfortable having judgment reviewed calibrated against peers
  • 6Preferred prior experience with AI training evaluation human-data projects

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Location

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LocationSan Francisco, California
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