ML Research Engineer - PhD - AI Trainer

Mercor

Permanent I.T. & Communications
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Location
Washington, Seattle, United States
Posted
July 06, 2026

Job Description

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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.
  • U...