Machine Learning Engineer – AI Lead

Base pay range

$14.00 / hr - $14.00 / hr

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 : Machine Learning Engineer

Type : Hourly contractor

Compensation : $14 / hour

Location : Remote

Commitment : 20–40 hours / week

Role Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable ML pipelines for model training, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Build and fine-tune deep learning models for reasoning, code generation, and real-world decision-making.
• Collaborate with data scientists to collect and preprocess training data, ensuring quality and representativeness.
• Develop benchmarking tools that test models across reasoning, accuracy, and speed dimensions.
• Implement reinforcement learning loops and self-improvement mechanisms for agent training.
• Work with systems engineers to optimize inference speed, memory efficiency, and hardware utilization.

Qualifications

Must-Have

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Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Software Development

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