• Develop and maintain web applications using Java, React and AWS; • Implement microservices and RESTful APIs; • Participate in the full application lifecycle, focusing on development and debugging; • Collaborate with the development team and stakeholders to meet project requirements; • Maintain quality and ensure application responsiveness.

Role Description What if social media worked more like the web — open, flexible, and full of possibility? That's the future we’re building at Bluesky. Our app is already used daily by millions, but it's just the beginning: underneath it is a protocol designed for an entire ecosystem of apps, all connected by the same social graph. We’re looking for a staff engineer to come do the best work of their career here. This is a staff IC role. You won't manage people. You'll do something harder: help set the technical direction for a team and the standard everyone builds to. We're looking for someone operating at a staff level today, who has owned hard problems across a large system and been the person their team trusted to make the right calls. Most senior engineering jobs are some version of maintaining a large system or optimizing a mature product. This is different. Our app is still taking shape, the protocol underneath it is still being invented, and the team is small enough that one exceptional engineer can change the trajectory of the whole thing. You'll ship features used by millions within weeks, not quarters. You'll make architectural calls that many other engineers build on. We think this is the most interesting moment to be a builder in years. Agentic coding is changing what a small team can do, and we're leaning into it. We're looking for someone who is already living in that future and is excited to define what an AI-native engineering team looks like. This is a rare opportunity to work on something that matters. Social media shapes how billions of people connect and stay informed, and right now it's almost entirely controlled by companies optimizing for attention. Bluesky is the bet that it can be open instead, and built on a protocol that no one owns but everyone shares. Qualifications - 10+ years of experience (5+ in management) building consumer-scale products and integrating AI coding tools to act as a force multiplier for the team. - Deeply experienced in TypeScript, React, and React Native (iOS/Android/Web), with a focus on motion-rich, high-polish interfaces. - Proven ability to own complex areas end-to-end—from scoping and sequencing to delivering in fast-paced, autonomous environments. - A UI/UX-focused engineer who understands social app mechanics and sweats the details of the user experience. Requirements - You've made major technical decisions that mattered, and you've lived long enough with the consequences to know which ones were right. - You already use agentic coding tools every day, and you have specific, opinionated views about where they create leverage and where they break down. Benefits - We're a fully remote team. - This role requires significant overlap with Pacific Time (PT) working hours. - The anticipated base salary range for this position is [STAFF BAND, TBD], excluding equity. - Equity will be considered in the total compensation package. - Final base salary will be based on geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications.

• Develop and maintain systems using sound architectural principles, ensuring high availability, resource efficiency, and self-healing capabilities. • Lead the design and development of scalable API integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity and adaptability with external data streams and partners. • Design comprehensive logging, tracking, and alerting systems to monitor crucial system health metrics, ingestion quality, and customer behavior for proactive risk resolution. • Enhance CI/CD pipelines, support automated testing strategies, and establish rigorous coding standards to ensure safe, secure, and frequent production deployments. • Actively participate in Agile planning, conduct thorough architecture reviews, and produce clean technical documentation to support developer onboarding and peer mentorship. • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools and automation frameworks, to optimize code creation, reduce technical debt, and solve complex business problems.

Role Description - Author non-trivial coding tasks with golden solutions and automated verifiers. - Design rubrics and grade agent trajectories and model outputs. - Improve task and rubric quality through structured review. - Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs. - Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance. Qualifications - Must-Have: 5+ years of software engineering at a real product organization (big tech or venture-backed startup). - Strong code quality, systems design, debugging, and testing discipline. - Clear written communication (you write instructions others follow). - Preferred: Familiarity with AI coding tools and evals. Requirements - Short Mercor Technical Screen. - Live Code Review Session. - Domain Expert Interview. - You're paid $200 for completing all three, regardless of outcome. Benefits - Compensation: $35–$120/hour. - Location: Remote. - Commitment: 30+ hours/week. 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: Mercor Resources . - 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.