Full-time

ML Research Engineer - PhD - AI Trainer

Posted by Mercor • Seattle, Washington, United States

📍 Seattle, Washington 🕒 June 21, 2026

About the Role

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: Human Baseliner for Open-Ended ML Research Tasks
Type: Contract
Compensation: $75–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Attempt open-ended machine learning research tasks under a fixed time and compute budget.
  • Work independently in a sandboxed Linux environment with internet access.
  • Use preferred ...

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