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Remote Systems Engineer Contract Jobs in Edison, NJ

Security Systems Design Engineer

Monroe, NJ · On-site +1

$105K - $130K/yr

Security Systems Design Engineer At Salas O'Brien we tell our clients that we're engineered for ... New Jersey or New York (HYBRID) Or REMOTE Travel : Some travel to US sites. Compensation & Benefits:

Familiarity with RFQs -Hashflow, 1inch RFQ, or off-chain exchange systems (including TradFi ... We also consider remote work on a case by case basis. Once we receive your application, we'll be in ...

Contract Compensation: $70-$110/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 40 hours/week Role ... systems-level optimization, compiler engineering, and runtime performance topics. * Design ...

Smart Contract Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

$180K - $250K/yr

Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a ... You'll implement smart contracts that are well suited to the resources and throughput enabled by ...

Senior Software Engineer - Remote

New York, NY · Remote

$134K - $176K/yr

Contract Location: Remote Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next ... systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real ...

Sr. Platform Engineer (Remote - US)

Manhattan, NY · On-site +1

$115K - $157K/yr

... reports to the Platform Engineering Manager. This position is full-time and fully remote ... system decomposition, scalable service boundaries, expand-and-contract migrations, versioning and ...

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As of Aug 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for remote systems engineer contract in Edison, NJ is $131,699.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $101,500.00 and $162,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Systems Optimization Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $110/hr

Mercor

New York, NY • Remote

$110/hr

Full-time

Posted yesterday

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Job description

About the job

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.

Position: Performance Engineer (C++, Python, Rust)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$110/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization, compiler engineering, and runtime performance topics.
  • Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks across multiple specializations, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to performance engineering problems.
  • Evaluate performance engineering tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
  • Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess systems design quality across AI workloads.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in performance engineering, systems programming, or low-level optimization.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in at least one of the following: C++, Python, or Rust — with working familiarity across the others being a strong plus.
  • Demonstrable track record of measurable performance improvements on production systems (e.g., latency reduction, throughput gains, memory footprint optimization).
  • Demonstrable career progression.
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 40 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • 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

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.