Application Users - PyCharm on macOS - Code

What you'll do

PyCharm is JetBrains' Python IDE, and the ad pitches this at the people who live in it: Python developers, backend engineers, and data and ML practitioners who use its debugger, refactoring tools and virtual-environment management every day.

Beyond that, the listing is thin. It names the application, the platform (macOS, on your own Mac) and a screenshot resolution requirement, and describes no tasks, client or hours. The shape matches Mercor's wider "Application Users" family: recording real work inside a named application, at high resolution, which is the kind of data used to train AI agents that operate desktop software. The ad does not state that purpose, so confirm what the work involves at screening.

What that likely means for PyCharm specifically is realistic IDE workflows: setting up an interpreter, running and debugging, navigating a project, using refactors. Fluency with the IDE's own features will matter more than how good a Python programmer you are.

Who fits

• PyCharm installed on your own Mac running macOS, openable today. Mercor provides no licence, VM or hardware
• Real-world, hands-on experience with the application
• A capture setup above 2.5 megapixels, either:
  • one high-resolution monitor (for example 2560×1440 or better at 16:9, 2240×1400 or better at 16:10, or an ultrawide like 3440×1440); the built-in displays on 14" and 16" MacBook Pros qualify, or
  • two monitors of 1920×1080 or more side by side, captured as one spanning image

No degree, years of experience or country requirement is stated. PyCharm has a free edition; the ad does not say whether Community or Professional is needed, so check if you only have one.

What it pays

$55–65 per hour, the same band as Mercor's other developer-tool listings on macOS, such as Android Studio and VMware Fusion. Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise, based on services rendered.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Pays for tool fluency you already have, with no degree requirement
• Recent MacBook Pros meet the screen requirement with no extra hardware
• Remote and self-scheduled
• 5 hires shown this month when we checked

Less good:

• No tasks, hours or duration are published
• You must own the Mac and the software yourself
• A single 1080p monitor, or a MacBook Air display at default settings, may not qualify; check your resolution first
• H-1B and STEM OPT candidates cannot be supported
• Independent contractor: no benefits, projects can be extended, shortened or ended early

About this listing

A Mercor remote hourly contract, read on 24 September 2026. The rate, the macOS and PyCharm requirement, the screen specification and the payment terms are from the ad. Mercor states the work involves no confidential information from any employer, so keep proprietary code out of any session. See Mercor.