Mercor

Berlin

Product Design Expert - Vibecoding at Mercor

REMOTE MID
Posted about 17 hours ago
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Company snapshot

Mercor

Mercor is an AI-based hiring platform designed to improve the recruitment process for both job seekers and companies.

B2C Insurance Finance Investment Banking
HQ
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Team size
51-250
Founded
2023

Quick Summary

Role Overview

Mercor is seeking a Design Expert to bridge the gap between elite creative talent and leading AI research labs. This contract role focuses on developing complex scenarios and evaluation rubrics for AI-assisted application development and product design.

Key Responsibilities

  • Construct scenarios for rapid prototyping and design system development
  • Build tasks for AI-assisted application development and natural-language-to-code workflows
  • Develop scenarios using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Figma
  • Apply iterative prompt-driven development and human-centered design principles
  • Author rubrics to evaluate senior-level product judgment and technical skill
  • Create scenarios for cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration

Requirements Snapshot

  • Five or more years of experience as a product designer or AI-native engineer
  • Direct ownership of production-level design systems or AI-assisted workflows
  • Proficiency in vibecoding tools and design software like Figma or Framer
  • Strong understanding of user-centered design and heuristic evaluation
  • Experience creating rubrics for training or design critique

Expected Impact

This role will directly influence the quality of talent placed in top AI research labs by establishing rigorous evaluation standards. By developing sophisticated scenarios and rubrics, the expert ensures that only high-level product judgment and technical expertise are recognized and utilized in cutting-edge AI projects.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

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: Design Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Construct scenarios spanning rapid prototyping, design system development, and cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration.Build tasks across AI-assisted application development, natural-language-to-code workflows, and rapid prototyping (Vibecoding); and UX/UI design, design systems, and component libraries.Develop scenarios involving tools such as AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, v0, Replit) for the Vibecoding subdomain, and Figma, prototyping tools (Framer), and design systems tooling for the Design subdomain.Apply subdomain-specific methodologies (iterative prompt-driven development for Vibecoding; human-centered design principles and heuristic evaluation for Design).Author rubrics that distinguish authentic senior-level product judgment from generic tutorial-level or template-driven work.

Qualifications

Must-Have

5+ years working as a product designer, design lead, or AI-native engineer/vibecoder at a major product- or design-forward company.Direct ownership of product design systems or AI-assisted development workflows shipped to production.Fluency in vibecoding or design tooling, plus understanding of user-centered design principles and rapid prototyping practices.

Preferred

A portfolio of shipped work is strongly preferred in place of a formal credential.Prior rubric, training, or design critique authorship is a plus.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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Resources & Support

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

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