Machine Learning Engineer (Part-Time | $80 –$120/hr)

Machine Learning Engineer

Hourly Contract | Part-Time Remote | $80 –$120 per hour

1. About the Role

At Mercor, we’re building the talent engine that helps leading labs and research organizations move AI forward. Our newest initiative focuses on benchmarking and improving model performance and training speed across real machine learning workloads.

If you’re an early-career Machine Learning Engineer or an ML-focused graduate student/PhD who values innovation, rigor, and meaningful impact, we’d love to meet you.

remote, asynchronous, part-time

2. What to Expect

• Schedule:

  Remote and asynchronous — set your own working hours

• Commitment:

  ~20 hours per week

• Duration:

  Through

  December 22nd

  , with potential extension into

  2026

3. What You’ll Do

• Draft

  detailed natural-language plans and code implementations

  for machine learning tasks
• Convert novel ML problems into

  agent-executable tasks

  for reinforcement learning environments
• Identify

  failure modes

  and apply golden patches to LLM-generated trajectories for ML tasks

4. What You’ll Bring

• Experience:

• 0–2 years as a Machine Learning Engineer

  or

• Graduate-level experience in Computer Science, ML, or related coursework

• Required Skills:

• Strong Python skills
• Familiarity with ML libraries:

  TensorFlow, XGBoost, scikit-learn

  , etc.
• Experience with model training, data preparation, and evaluation

• Bonus:

• Contributions to ML benchmarks or open-source ML tooling

5. Compensation & Terms

• Rate:

  $80–$120 per hour (based on experience and region)

• Payments:

  Weekly via

  Stripe Connect

• Engagement:

  Independent contractor

6. How to Apply

1. Submit your resume
2. Complete the

   System Design Session

   (< 30 minutes)
3. Fill out the

   Machine Learning Engineer Screen

   (< 5 minutes)

⚡ PS: Mercor reviews applications daily. Please complete your interview and onboarding steps to be considered for this opportunity. ⚡