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Machine Learning Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

@ Mercor

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Toronto, Ontario

$85/hr2+ years experience
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Overview

Mercor is hiring a remote contract ML Engineer to evaluate frontier AI coding agents on machine learning and AI engineering tasks. The work involves reviewing model-generated implementations of training, inference, MLOps and LLM applications. Pay is $85 per hour, with $400 per accepted task.

Pay:

$85 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Utiliser des agents de codage IA pour réaliser des tâches d'ingénierie ML
  • Examiner les implémentations générées par les modèles
  • Identifier bogues, cas limites et problèmes de performance
  • Comparer les résultats de plusieurs modèles frontaliers

Requirements summary:

  • 2+ years of professional machine learning engineering experience
  • Experience with production ML systems or LLM applications
  • Regular use of AI coding agents
  • Ability to evaluate model-generated ML implementations

Tools & skills

CursorClaude CodeCodexWindsurfGemini CLI
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2026-10-17
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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentSoftware development
Experience2+ years
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHome
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish

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Mercor

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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

Full company description

Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

LinkedIn followers
654,507
People associated on LinkedIn
5,250
Reported office locations
  • San Francisco, California 94105, US
Business categories
  • Employment
  • Software
  • Recruiting
  • Data Collection and Labeling
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Machine Learning
Other recorded names
  • Mercor
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Reported total investment
483,600,000

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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded2023
Open jobs on Jobsy1,626
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Job description

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: ML Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex machine learning and AI engineering tasks.
  • Review model-generated implementations involving model training, inference systems, MLOps, and LLM applications.
  • Identify bugs, edge cases, performance issues, and failure modes.
  • Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic ML engineering scenarios.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 2+ years of professional machine learning engineering experience.
  • Experience building production ML systems, model deployment infrastructure, LLM applications, or AI-powered products.
  • Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
  • Ability to evaluate model-generated machine learning implementations and technical tradeoffs.

Preferred

  • Experience deploying ML systems to production.

Compensation & Legal

  • $400 per accepted task.
  • Compensation is tied to accepted work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

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

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