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Machine Learning Engineer — Model Evaluation & Experimentation

$90
per hour
Hourly contract Remote Last verified 21 Jul 2026
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About the Role

This is a full-time W-2 opportunity with Cincinnatus LLC. As part of this role, you may be staffed as a contractor with a leading technology company. Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced AI models.

What You'll Do

  • Design tasks: Turn real ML research ideas — like tweaking how an RL reward is computed — into well-defined, multi-step tasks.
  • Run experiments: Implement changes, run training experiments, and analyze the results to show what a correct solution looks like.
  • Explore RL ideas: Build some of your tasks around reinforcement-learning basics such as reward functions and training behavior.
  • Evaluate models: See how frontier models handle your tasks, and note where and why they fall short.

You're a Good Fit If You

  • Relevant professional experience in this field.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Available for the stated weekly commitment.

Role Highlights

Pay
$60-$90/h
Contract
Hourly contract
Location
Remote
Category
Coding
Posted
2 days ago
Job ID
WE-6036

Pay & Payout

Independent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.

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