Open Source Developer

🇺🇸 United States - Remote
💻 Software Development🔵 Mid-level

Job description

This role is with Mercor. Mercor uses RippleMatch to find top talent.

We’re looking for open-source contributors and experienced engineers who understand how to review, maintain, and troubleshoot live repositories.

Who You Are

  • An open-source developer or maintainer who has contributed to or reviewed code in live repositories

  • Comfortable reasoning about Git at a deep level

  • Adept at debugging repository states and fixing broken histories without data loss

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of software engineering experience in open-source, backend, or DevOps roles

  • Demonstrated history of contributions on GitHub, GitLab, or other OSS platforms

  • (Bonus) Experience in code review or AI/LLM model evaluation

Why Join

  • Turn your open-source experience into valuable, high-impact data

  • Fully remote, flexible work, with competitive compensation

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

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