Machine Learning Engineer – AI Lead

Apply for the Machine Learning Engineer - AI Lead role at Mercor .

This role is a Hourly Contractor position with a pay rate of $14 / hour and a commitment of 20–40 hours / week . The location is Remote .

About the company : 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 .

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

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Application Process (Takes 20–30 minutes to complete)

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

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