AI/ML Engineer – Remote (up to $85/hr)

About the role

Mercor is seeking an experienced AI/ML Engineer to work remotely on cutting‑edge machine‑learning projects. You will leverage frontier AI coding agents to build, evaluate, and improve production‑grade ML systems and LLM applications.

Key responsibilities

• Use AI coding agents (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI) to implement complex ML tasks.
• Review and assess model‑generated code for training pipelines, inference services, and MLOps workflows.
• Identify bugs, edge cases, performance bottlenecks, and failure modes in AI models.
• Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and document strengths and weaknesses.
• Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic ML engineering scenarios.

Required profile

• 2+ years of professional machine‑learning engineering experience.
• Hands‑on experience building production ML systems, deployment infrastructure, or AI‑powered products.
• Regular use of AI coding agents and ability to evaluate model‑generated implementations.

Required skills

• Machine learning engineering
• Production ML systems
• Model deployment infrastructure
• LLM applications
• MLOps
• Cursor
• Claude Code
• Codex
• Windsurf
• Gemini CLI

What we offer

• Compensation up to $85 per hour
• Fully remote work arrangement
• Flexible contract engagements