ML Research Engineer - PhD - AI Trainer

Mercor
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 21, 2026

Job Description

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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Job Details

  • Location Seattle, Washington
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category computer-and-mathematical
  • Posted Date June 21, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 31, 2026