Mercor - Machine Learning Engineer, application via RippleMatch
About The Position
This role is with Mercor. Mercor uses RippleMatch to find top talent. At Mercor, we’re building the talent engine that helps leading labs and research orgs move AI forward. Our latest initiative focuses on benchmarking and improving model performance and training speed across real ML workloads. If you’re an early-career Machine Learning Engineer or an ML PhD who cares about innovation and impact, we’d love to meet you. What to Expect As a Machine Learning Engineer, you’ll tackle diverse problems that explore ML from unconventional angles. This is a remote, asynchronous, part-time role designed for people who thrive on clear structure and measurable outcomes. Schedule: Remote and asynchronous—set your own hours Commitment: ~20 hours/week Duration: Through December 22nd, with potential extension into 2026
Requirements
- Experience: 0–2 years as a Machine Learning Engineer or a PhD in Computer Science (Machine Learning coursework required)
- Required Skills: Python, ML libraries (XGBoost, Tensorflow, scikit-learn, etc.), data prep, model training, etc.
- Location: MUST be based in the United States
Nice To Haves
- Contributor to ML benchmarks
Responsibilities
- Draft detailed natural-language plans and code implementations for machine learning tasks
- Convert novel machine learning problems into agent-executable tasks for reinforcement learning environments
- Identify failure modes and apply golden patches to LLM-generated trajectories for machine learning tasks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
