Contractor Machine Learning Engineer
Mercor is hiring a remote Contractor Machine Learning Engineer. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting USA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Mercor is driving an AI research initiative focused on benchmarking and enhancing model performance and training speed.
This project is ideal for Machine Learning Engineers (MLEs) with 5+ years of experience or Machine Learning PhDs interested in reproducible ML research and benchmarking AI model development.
Key Responsibilities- Compile external ML competitions into challenging tasks.
- Draft detailed, executable natural language plans to complete MLE tasks.
- Implement plans in Python code within a Docker environment.
- Validate implementations against original plans and mark discrepancies.
- 5+ years of experience in applied machine learning OR PhD in machine learning.
- Strong Python engineering skills, especially for model training and data handling.
- Familiarity with Docker-based development environments.
- Detail-oriented approach to technical planning and code validation.
- Experience with reproducibility and benchmarking in ML research (preferred).
- Comfortable working independently under strict compliance constraints.
- Remote and asynchronous — set your own hours.
- Estimated commitment: 20 hours/week.
- Expected project duration: 2+ months with the possibility of an extension.
- Up to $150/hour depending on region and experience.
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.
- Structured as an independent contractor engagement.