Data Science Intern
$26k - $202k • San Francisco • FullTime
Posted 29d ago
About the job
As a Data Science Intern at Mercor, you will join a fast-moving, metrics-driven engineering team that influences critical company decisions. You will analyze data that directly impacts ranking, hiring efficiency, candidate experience, and revenue. From day one, you will work with real datasets, ship insights used by product and engineering, and prototype models that improve how we match talent to AI companies. You will collaborate closely with engineers, PMs, and leadership, designing experiments, evaluating LLM-powered systems, and building the foundations of data integrity and visibility across the platform. You will move quickly while maintaining a high bar for analytical rigor, clarity, and statistical correctness.
Responsibilities
- Define north-star metrics and feature-level KPIs for ranking, interview analytics, and payouts systems.
- Design and run A/B tests and quasi-experiments, translating results into product decisions quickly.
- Build dashboards and lightweight data models to empower teams with self-serve insights.
- Instrument events with engineers and improve data quality, observability, and latency.
- Prototype models (from baselines to gradient boosting) to enhance matching and scoring systems.
- Evaluate LLM-powered agents through rubric design, human-in-the-loop experiments, and guardrail canary testing.
Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in a quantitative field (graduating 2026–2028).
- Strong fundamentals in statistics, SQL, and Python.
- Experience with experiment design, causal reasoning, and data analysis.
- Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, product managers, and leadership.
- Curiosity about LLM evaluation, retrieval, ranking, or marketplace dynamics (a plus).
- Excited to work in person and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with dbt, dashboarding tools, recommendation/search metrics, or LLM/agent evaluation is a plus.
Benefits
- Bi-annual performance bonus structure
- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
- Up to $15k Relocation bonus
- $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
- $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
- Free Equinox membership
- $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
- $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance