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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
428
open professional roles
578
opened in the last 90 days
614 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
15
states hiring
California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, District of Columbia
What it hires for: Engineering (121), Finance (71), Design (34), Data & Analytics (30), Operations (25). By level: senior ic (278), early career (205), mid level (55), director (31), manager (28).
Where: San Francisco, CA (118), New York City, NY (92), San Francisco (68), Dallas, TX (47), New York, NY (46), Chicago, IL (33), Houston, TX (27), San Francisco, CA, USA (22).
Main hubs: San Francisco, CA (118), New York City, NY (92), Dallas, TX (47), New York, NY (46), Chicago, IL (33), Houston, TX (27). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where San Francisco, CA ranks
Where San Francisco, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for security jobs316 openings · of 20
- #1Best cities for technology jobs7,178 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for financial services pay after cost of living$173k · of 33
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills35% · of 100
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast35% · of 54
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast902 jobs · of 47
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Mercor in the industry job lists
Where Mercor places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #3Highest-paying AI employers$330k · of 25
- #20Entry-level AI jobs and who is hiring7 entry-level · of 25
Mercor hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Mercor's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 620 professional roles in that time.
- 50 of Mercor's 186 open roles (27%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 92 open roles (49%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, Cursor, CUDA, Microsoft Copilot (M365).
- Of the 97 open roles that state where the work happens, 21 remote, 76 on-site.
- 44% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 7% for Staffing & Human Capital employers.
- 27 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 23 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Mercor ranks #85 of 1,079 Staffing & Human Capital employers we track.
What Mercor asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 15
- forecasting 11
- machine learning 9
- onboarding 9
- aws 8
- procurement 7
- sql 7
- talent acquisition 7
- gcp 6
- stakeholder management 6
AI tools named: Claude (3), Cursor (3), CUDA (2), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (2), PyTorch (2), GitHub Copilot (1).
How Mercor compares with Staffing & Human Capital employers
| Measure | Mercor | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 186 | 27 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 44% | 7% |
Median across 1,073 Staffing & Human Capital employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
- Supply Chain Consultant - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hrAbbeville, GA
- Senior Product Manager, PaymentsSan Francisco · $160k–$300k
- Data Platform EngineerSan Francisco · $160k–$500k
- Senior Growth LeadSan Francisco · $160k–$180k
- Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier EngineeringSan Francisco · $160k–$500k
- Research Program ManagerSan Francisco · $150k–$225k
- Program Manager, QualitySan Francisco · $120k–$200k
- Research Engineer - Environments, Data and Post-TrainingSan Francisco · $180k–$500k
- Infrastructure Software EngineerSan Francisco · $160k–$500k
- Chief of Staff, ProductSan Francisco, California, United States; Mercor HQ, 181 Fremont Street · $180k–$230k
What Mercor pays
Across 273 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 44% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Various | $180,000–$200,000 | 3 |
| Manager | Product | $170,000–$400,000 | 2 |
| Manager | Operations | $125,000–$190,000 | 2 |
| Manager | Legal | $215,000–$300,000 | 2 |
| IC | Engineering | $160,000–$500,000 | 16 |
| IC | Various | $180,000–$500,000 | 6 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Mercor hiring?
- Mercor has 428 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 578 opened in the last 90 days and 614 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Mercor pay?
- Across 273 postings with a posted salary range, Mercor's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Mercor hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 50 of Mercor's 186 open roles (27%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Mercor offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 97 open roles that state where the work happens, 21 remote, 76 on-site.
- What skills does Mercor ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (15), forecasting (11), machine learning (9), onboarding (9), aws (8), procurement (7).
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