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Database Systems PhD - Expert

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Mercor New York
Job typeOther PostedOct 24, 2026 Apply byNov 23, 2026

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About this position

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Database Systems Evaluation Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $2200 per task
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Design challenging, self-contained database engineering tasks.
  • Build checks for correctness, failure handling, concurrency, retries, and regressions.
  • Evaluate performance measures such as latency, throughput, and memory use.
  • Write clear grading criteria for engineering judgment.
  • Collaborate with technical reviewers to refine and validate tasks.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • At least five years of hands-on database-engine internals experience or a database-systems PhD.
  • Deep experience with storage engines, query execution, optimization, transactions, replication, or related low-latency systems.
  • Strong implementation skills and clear explanations of correctness and performance tradeoffs.

Preferred

  • Experience with Go.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Complete a self-paced technical assessment with written responses and a coding exercise.
  • Use a laptop or desktop with a camera, microphone, and entire-screen sharing.
  • Have your own editor and terminal ready, along with Python 3.8+ and a compiler for C, C++, Rust, Go, or Java.

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

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Location

New York .

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How to apply

Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3205921619.

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