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Scientific / ML Engineer

Mercor logoMercor$90–$140/hrRemote in United StatesPart-timePosted today

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About the role

1\. Overview

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented Machine Learning Engineers and Scientific Computing experts with hands-on expertise in machine learning, deep learning frameworks and scientific computing to bring hands-on technical and research excellence and elevate the quality of our AI training data.

This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

2\. Key Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in machine learning and scientific computing, model training and evaluation, and numerical and scientific software topics.
  • Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to machine learning and scientific computing problems.
  • Evaluate machine learning and scientific computing tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
  • Design and evaluate technical tasks covering model training, experiment design, data pipelines and scientific simulations, with runnable reference solutions.
  • Develop rubrics to assess the methodological soundness, correctness and reproducibility of ML and scientific work.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

3\. Core Qualifications

  • 4+ years of dedicated professional or research experience in machine learning, data science or scientific computing at a recognized, top-tier organization or research university (an MS or PhD in a quantitative field counts toward this).
  • Production or research experience with PyTorch, JAX or TensorFlow, and strong Python (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn).
  • Publications, open-source contributions or shipped ML systems are a strong plus.
  • Demonstrable career progression.
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 20 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

About Cincinnatus LLC

Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Where you can work

This role is 100% remote, for applicants located in United States.

From Mercor's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026.

About Mercor

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How it pays: Weekly via Stripe (1099 contractors).

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