AI Research Scientist - Fully Remote
$60 - $90 per hourFull-time
Mercor
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 — Model Evaluation & Experimentation
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 35 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design tasks by transforming real ML research ideas into well-defined, multi-step tasks.
- Run experiments by implementing changes, executing training experiments, and analyzing results to define correct solutions.
- Explore reinforcement learning concepts such as reward functions and training behavior in task development.
- Evaluate frontier models' performance on tasks and identify areas of improvement.
- Collaborate with researchers to ensure tasks are consistent, rigorous, and fair.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- MSc or PhD in machine learning , computer science , or a related STEM field.
- 1+ years in a research or research-engineering role.
- Experience in training and evaluating ML models and conducting end-to-end experiments.
- Proficiency in Python and Git .
- Strong understanding of large language models and their evaluation.
Preferred
- Basic knowledge of reinforcement learning .
- Experience in AI training, model evaluation, or benchmark/task authoring.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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