Role Description - Author original computer science questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall. - Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement. - Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above). - Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers. - Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format. - Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals or university repositories. - For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made. Qualifications - Must-Have: PhD or doctoral candidate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field. - Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain. - Strong command of graduate-level CS theory, algorithms, systems design, and/or machine learning. - Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely. - Preferred: Research publications, industry experience at top tech companies, or competitive programming background. Requirements - Contract position. - Compensation: $35–$75/hour. - Location: Remote. - Commitment: 10+ hours/week. Company Description 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. Application Process - Upload resume. - AI interview based on your resume. - Submit form. Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome - For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com - Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

• Implement and fine-tune state-of-the-art Vision-Language-Action policies for robotic manipulation and control. • Export and optimize VLA models for edge deployment without accuracy loss via export pipelines, graph optimization, and precision calibration to ensure policies run at high frequencies on constrained hardware. • Develop safety runtimes to manage action clamping, velocity limits, and workspace bounds for reliable real-world operation. • Build and maintain model-agnostic inference APIs that abstract across different robotic platforms and hardware backends. • Support deployment across a range of edge accelerators and inference runtimes to ensure broad hardware compatibility. • Write and publish research papers at top-tier venues to contribute to novel findings in vision, physical AI, model optimization, and robotic learning.

The Private Equity Associate serves as the analytical and operational engine behind a high-growth CEO’s personal wealth strategy and investment platform. This role blends private equity, small business acquisition, real-estate underwriting, financial operations, and tax-aware strategic planning. The Associate will evaluate deals, manage diligence, build financial models, monitor multi-entity performance, and help structure a cohesive, scalable investment system for the CEO’s growing portfolio. This is a high-trust, high-responsibility role for a sharp, resourceful operator who can bring clarity, analytical depth, and financial rigor to a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment. You will work directly with our CEO to: - Grow her personal wealth at a compounding rate - Build a durable portfolio of small business acquisitions - Expand real estate investments across multiple markets - Ensure financial clarity across all companies - Support tax optimization, entity structuring, and long-term financial planning - Build a private investment system that scales beyond Bree’s time and attention Key Responsibilities Wealth Management and Personal CFO Support - Maintain a comprehensive net-worth and liquidity dashboard that consolidates all personal and investment assets, liabilities, cash positions, and upcoming obligations. - Monitor cash flow across entities and personal accounts, forecast future needs, and identify opportunities to optimize liquidity, savings, and capital deployment. - Track performance of existing investments, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to rebalance or improve returns. - Coordinate with external advisors (tax, legal, wealth advisors, lenders, accountants) to gather inputs, prepare documentation, and ensure alignment with overarching wealth strategy. - Prepare monthly personal financial summaries synthesizing progress toward wealth goals, investment performance, cash positions, and upcoming strategic decisions. - Conduct cash-flow planning for the CEO’s personal finances - Provide financial clarity to support major life and business actions Deal Sourcing, Diligence & Transaction Execution - Build and manage a continuous pipeline of acquisition opportunities across industries - Conduct initial screening for size, margins, customer concentration, owner-dependence, and operational complexity - Develop investment memos summarizing thesis, risks, and recommendations - Build relationships with brokers, bankers, advisers, and small-business seller networks - Lead diligence workstreams (financial, operational, tax, legal) - Build and manage data rooms - Ensure documentation alignment across lenders, attorneys, sellers, and internal stakeholders - Support deal structuring for tax efficiency and long-term asset protection Financial Modeling & Underwriting - Construct detailed financial models, including LBOs, working-capital analyses, debt-service structures, and sensitivity cases - Assess capital stack options (SBA, seller financing, earnouts, rollover equity, etc.) - Evaluate post-close cash-flow sufficiency and risk exposure Real Estate Investment Analysis - Underwrite multifamily, senior living, and other real estate investment opportunities - Build pro formas, rent rolls, expense assumptions, and acquisition/development budgets - Conduct partner vetting and market analysis - Support both acquisition and asset-management workflows Financial Reporting Across Multiple Entities - Create and maintain a unified financial dashboard that aggregates: - Business performance - Real estate holdings - Cash positions - Debt obligations - Equity growth - Produce monthly investment and performance reports - Coordinate reporting across several operating companies and personal investments Post-Close Value Creation - Develop 100-day plans for new acquisitions - Support KPI development, integration, financial tracking, and operational improvement - Monitor performance against underwriting and flag variances early - Work with support team to properly staff and manage acquisitions Tax Strategy & Entity Structure Support (in collaboration with external advisors) - Assist with tax-planning conversations across multiple entities - Review and help implement strategies related to depreciation, trust structures, loss-harvesting, QSBS, Augusta rule, and more - Support recommendations to optimize entity structure, liability protection, and cash-flow efficiency

The Private Equity Associate serves as the analytical and operational engine behind a high-growth CEO’s personal wealth strategy and investment platform. This role blends private equity, small business acquisition, real-estate underwriting, financial operations, and tax-aware strategic planning. The Associate will evaluate deals, manage diligence, build financial models, monitor multi-entity performance, and help structure a cohesive, scalable investment system for the CEO’s growing portfolio. This is a high-trust, high-responsibility role for a sharp, resourceful operator who can bring clarity, analytical depth, and financial rigor to a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment. You will work directly with our CEO to: - Grow her personal wealth at a compounding rate - Build a durable portfolio of small business acquisitions - Expand real estate investments across multiple markets - Ensure financial clarity across all companies - Support tax optimization, entity structuring, and long-term financial planning - Build a private investment system that scales beyond Bree’s time and attention Key Responsibilities Wealth Management and Personal CFO Support - Maintain a comprehensive net-worth and liquidity dashboard that consolidates all personal and investment assets, liabilities, cash positions, and upcoming obligations. - Monitor cash flow across entities and personal accounts, forecast future needs, and identify opportunities to optimize liquidity, savings, and capital deployment. - Track performance of existing investments, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to rebalance or improve returns. - Coordinate with external advisors (tax, legal, wealth advisors, lenders, accountants) to gather inputs, prepare documentation, and ensure alignment with overarching wealth strategy. - Prepare monthly personal financial summaries synthesizing progress toward wealth goals, investment performance, cash positions, and upcoming strategic decisions. - Conduct cash-flow planning for the CEO’s personal finances - Provide financial clarity to support major life and business actions Deal Sourcing, Diligence & Transaction Execution - Build and manage a continuous pipeline of acquisition opportunities across industries - Conduct initial screening for size, margins, customer concentration, owner-dependence, and operational complexity - Develop investment memos summarizing thesis, risks, and recommendations - Build relationships with brokers, bankers, advisers, and small-business seller networks - Lead diligence workstreams (financial, operational, tax, legal) - Build and manage data rooms - Ensure documentation alignment across lenders, attorneys, sellers, and internal stakeholders - Support deal structuring for tax efficiency and long-term asset protection Financial Modeling & Underwriting - Construct detailed financial models, including LBOs, working-capital analyses, debt-service structures, and sensitivity cases - Assess capital stack options (SBA, seller financing, earnouts, rollover equity, etc.) - Evaluate post-close cash-flow sufficiency and risk exposure Real Estate Investment Analysis - Underwrite multifamily, senior living, and other real estate investment opportunities - Build pro formas, rent rolls, expense assumptions, and acquisition/development budgets - Conduct partner vetting and market analysis - Support both acquisition and asset-management workflows Financial Reporting Across Multiple Entities - Create and maintain a unified financial dashboard that aggregates: - Business performance - Real estate holdings - Cash positions - Debt obligations - Equity growth - Produce monthly investment and performance reports - Coordinate reporting across several operating companies and personal investments Post-Close Value Creation - Develop 100-day plans for new acquisitions - Support KPI development, integration, financial tracking, and operational improvement - Monitor performance against underwriting and flag variances early - Work with support team to properly staff and manage acquisitions Tax Strategy & Entity Structure Support (in collaboration with external advisors) - Assist with tax-planning conversations across multiple entities - Review and help implement strategies related to depreciation, trust structures, loss-harvesting, QSBS, Augusta rule, and more - Support recommendations to optimize entity structure, liability protection, and cash-flow efficiency