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DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced Large Language Models. 1. Overview Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from…

Field
Software & coding
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Openings
15
Employment
W-2 employee of Cincinnatus LLC, per the listing
Posted
yesterday

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How this pay compares

At $100/hr (the midpoint of $80 to $120), this role pays more than 87% of the 220 open software & coding roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $70.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced software & coding roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 18 roles) and OpenTrain AI the lowest ($65/hr across 107).

Mercor roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 39 days (136 roles). Mercor posted this one yesterday.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Per week, before tax

$2,000

Per month, if the work is steady

$8,667

Tax
The listing describes a W-2 employee role, so the employer withholds US tax from each paycheck.

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The full listing

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Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced Large Language Models.

1. Overview

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented DevOps, SRE and Infrastructure Engineers with hands-on expertise in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code and CI/CD to bring real-world operational judgment and elevate the quality of our AI training data.

This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

2. Key Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in DevOps and infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, and reliability and observability topics.
  • Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to DevOps and infrastructure engineering problems.
  • Evaluate DevOps and infrastructure engineering tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
  • Build and evaluate realistic infrastructure tasks such as Kubernetes manifests, Terraform modules, CI/CD pipelines and incident debugging scenarios.
  • Develop rubrics to assess infrastructure design, security posture, reliability and cost tradeoffs.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

3. Core Qualifications

  • 4+ years of dedicated professional experience in DevOps, SRE, platform or infrastructure engineering at a recognized, top-tier organization.
  • Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes and containers (Docker), and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi or CloudFormation).
  • Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP or Azure) and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD or similar).
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash or Go.
  • Demonstrable career progression.
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 20 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

About Cincinnatus LLC:

Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

From applying to your first payment on Mercor

  1. 1

    Apply to this listing

    Apply on Mercor with your resume.

  2. 2

    AI interview

    Take Mercor's recorded AI interview, about 20 minutes. A completed interview carries over to other listings that use the same one.

  3. 3

    Work

    Hourly work is counted in weeks that run Saturday to Friday.

  4. 4

    First payment

    Mercor pays each Wednesday around noon Pacific through Stripe (or Wise). Stripe holds a first payout for 7 days, and standard transfers take up to 5 business days to reach your bank.

Sources: Mercor talent docs: AI interview, Mercor talent docs: payments

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Pay history

Mercor has listed this role at $80-120/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across Mercor's software & coding roles, the median listed pay was $65/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (16 roles) and is $88/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (18 roles).

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