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Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Work Mercor
Remote Remote - Unknown
$150k - $160k -13% vs avg
Posted Apr 14, 2026
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About This Role

The key technical requirements for this Principal Infrastructure Engineer position at Work Mercor include: 1. 3+ years of software engineering experience, with strong bash/shell scripting proficiency. 2. Experience with Docker and containerization, as well as infrastructure and systems debugging skills with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, nginx, TLS, systemd, and log analysis. 3. Familiarity with version control workflows, such as Git, pull requests, and issue tracking. This role is part of the infrastructure team at Work Mercor, a company that connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The position focuses on infrastructure debugging tasks, which is a unique and notable aspect of this role. The job posting does not mention any specific salary or benefits information.

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and is looking for a Principal Infrastructure Engineer with 3+ years of experience in software engineering and strong bash/shell scripting proficiency to work on infrastructure debugging tasks.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Strong bash/shell scripting proficiency
  • Experience with Docker and containerization
  • Skills in infrastructure and systems debugging with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, nginx, TLS, systemd, and log analysis
  • Familiarity with version control workflows (Git, PRs, issue tracking)

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