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Hercules

AI Context & Harness Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$100K - $250K/yr

... of chat messages) What skills do we expect you to have? We expect candidates to be incredibly ... Hercules' operating principles guide how we make decisions every day. We take them very seriously.

Terabase Energy

SCADA Engineer

Berkeley, CA · On-site +1

$90K - $115K/yr

... operator. The Engineer is responsible to develop and implement logic for complex custom ... Program, install, troubleshoot, test, and commission Remote Terminal Units (RTU's), Programmable ...

Terabase Energy

SCADA Engineer

Berkeley, CA · On-site +1

$90K - $115K/yr

... operator. The Engineer is responsible to develop and implement logic for complex custom ... Program, install, troubleshoot, test, and commission Remote Terminal Units (RTU's), Programmable ...

Freenome

Client Services Associate II

Brisbane, CA · Remote

$27.38 - $39.12/hr

This is a remote role covering operating hours of Monday - Friday 9a-5p PST. Remote roles require ... Effectively triage and answer inbound communication including phone, chat, e-fax, email, and portal ...

evrecruit.io

AI Interfaces Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

Bay Area, remote-flexible Compensation: Competitive Base / Equity mix As an AI Interfaces Engineer ... Your focus areas will include AI chat interfaces, agentic use cases, and product-facing MCP servers ...

mRelief

Development Coordinator

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

$74K/yr

We provide an easy-to-use platform through web, text messaging, and voice that helps people sign up ... This is a full-time, remote position. Key Responsibilities * Grants Management & Operations:

Atlassian

Lead Product Designer, Loom

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$129K - $169K/yr

The next era moves beyond text boxes and chat windows to high-bandwidth, multimodal communication ... This is a remote role. To help our teams work better together, you must be located between PST and ...

Atlassian

Lead Product Designer, Loom

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$129K - $169K/yr

The next era moves beyond text boxes and chat windows to high-bandwidth, multimodal communication ... This is a remote role. To help our teams work better together, you must be located between PST and ...

Atlassian

Lead Product Designer, Loom

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

The next era moves beyond text boxes and chat windows to high-bandwidth, multimodal communication ... This is a remote role. To help our teams work better together, you must be located between PST and ...

Bright Vision Technologies

AI Data Engineer

Newark, CA · Remote

$100K - $150K/yr

AI Data Engineer Location: 100% Remote (Continental United States) Position Type: In-house Bright ... The ideal candidate has experience operating petabyte-scale data systems, strong software ...

Bright Vision Technologies

AI Data Engineer

Newark, CA · Remote

$100K - $150K/yr

AI Data Engineer Location: 100% Remote (Continental United States) Position Type: In-house Bright ... The ideal candidate has experience operating petabyte-scale data systems, strong software ...

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How much do remote text chat operator jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 1, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote text chat operator in California is $20.07, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.83 and $22.55 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Remote Text Chat Operator position, and why are they important?

To succeed as a Remote Text Chat Operator, you should have excellent written communication skills, fast and accurate typing abilities, and a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with customer service platforms, chat management software, and basic troubleshooting systems is often required. Strong attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and a calm, patient demeanor set top performers apart in this role. These skills ensure effective and timely support for customers, help resolve issues efficiently, and foster positive client experiences in a remote environment.

What is a Remote Text Chat Operator job?

A Remote Text Chat Operator is responsible for engaging in text-based conversations with customers, clients, or users through online platforms. This role typically involves customer support, sales, or entertainment-based chatting, depending on the company. Operators must have strong typing skills, good grammar, and the ability to respond quickly and professionally. The job is often flexible, allowing people to work from home with varying shifts.

What does a typical workday look like for a Remote Text Chat Operator?

A typical day for a Remote Text Chat Operator often involves handling multiple live chat conversations simultaneously, assisting customers with inquiries, troubleshooting product or service issues, and documenting interactions in company systems. You’ll usually work independently, but stay closely connected with a remote team through online communication tools and regular virtual check-ins. Most schedules are structured with set shifts, though some companies offer flexible hours or part-time opportunities. The role requires consistent focus, adaptability to changing workflows, and collaboration with supervisors or other departments when escalations arise. This structure ensures that customers receive timely, accurate assistance while operators remain supported and engaged.

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Infographic showing various Remote Text Chat Operator job openings in California as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% Internship, 72% Full Time, 18% Part Time, 3% Temporary, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 38% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 59% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $41,752 per year, or $20.1 per hour.
AI Context & Harness Engineer

AI Context & Harness Engineer

Hercules

San Francisco, CA • On-site, Remote

$100K - $250K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Posted 10 days ago

Job description

What are we looking for?
Hercules is looking for a senior or staff level AI Context & Harness engineer to help us build the future of AI software development
What will you do?
  • Build, maintain, and own Hercules' AI coding agent
  • Build, maintain, and own Hercules' online evals and offline evals
  • Research novel ways to make our agent cheaper, faster, and more accurate (you will have access to 200k+ repos and millions of chat messages)

What skills do we expect you to have?
We expect candidates to be incredibly strong across all of the following areas:
  • Software fundamentals: system design, architecture, data modeling, and API design
  • Code and codebase quality: write clean, maintainable code. Work effectively in monorepos
  • Product/design sense: track record of independently shipping lots of features to customers
  • Context and harness engineering: strong experience with the most up to date context and harness engineering best practices like summarization/compression, prompting, prompt caching, subagents, memory, context management, tools, async tools, deferred tools, RAG, skills, etc
    • Yes, we know this industry is evolving rapidly and the "best practices" change every week, but yes, we are still actively looking for someone who has wrestled with these challenges at scale and has strong opinions about what works and what doesn't
  • Our core stack: TypeScript, React, containers, Postgres, Redis, and Temporal
  • AI coding: able to truly 10x your workflow by being on frontier of AI coding

What's Hercules' stack?
  • Technologies: Typescript, React, AI SDK, Postgres, Redis, Clickhouse, Tailwind, IaC (CDK, Terraform), Docker, Otel, Hono, Drizzle ORM, Temporal
  • Clouds: Cloudflare, AWS
  • AI Models: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google

What are Hercules' operating principles?
Hercules' operating principles guide how we make decisions every day. We take them very seriously. Most of the principles can be learned on the job, however, we do specifically filter for the following principles in our hiring process:
  1. We ship. We ship fast, iterate, and correct mistakes quickly. Our bias for action speeds up our learning and delights our customers.
  2. We strive for excellence. Doing things well is in our DNA. We have good taste. We get the details right. Our outputs are exceptionally simple and self-serve. We're proud of our work.
  3. We are hungry. We are willing to work hard and break through walls to achieve the outcomes we want. We are willing to operate at any level to get things done.

Is Hercules in-office or remote?
Hercules founding team works in-office in San Francisco (Kearny and Bush). We have a very strong preference for in office. We are open to remote for exceptional candidates who is willing to 1) work in US time zones and 2) travel to the office regularly.
What are Hercules' benefits?
  • Unlimited AI token budget
  • Take what you need vacation policy
  • Healthcare, vision, and dental
  • Daily lunches, dinners and snacks in the office
  • We guarantee you will do the best work of your career here

What's the compensation?
$100k-$250k + equity (variable based on seniority, equity, and location)

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