AI Coding Session Contributor

Role Overview  Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to understand how people build with AI coding assistants. We're looking for builders with their own projects, from experienced developers to non-coders who build with AI, to do their normal work in Open Code, a terminal-based coding assistant, while each session is recorded.
What You'll Do   Build or improve your own real project using the open-weight and Gemini models we provide
Choose which model to use for each task, and switch whenever you naturally would
Use one chat per task
Ideal Qualifications   Actively building a real project (side project, startup, app, or LLM-powered feature)
Uses AI tools to build, such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Replit, or Lovable
Comfortable following simple terminal setup steps on Mac or Linux
Professional coding experience is welcome but not required; non-coders who build with AI are encouraged to apply
Project Details   Remote, flexible schedule
$500 per accepted session (about 50 turns, typically 2–3 hours of active work)
Start: immediate