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Remote contractor role creating and evaluating machine-learning engineering tasks for AI systems. The listing states pay of $60–$120/hour equivalent, paid per accepted task; task availability and completion time may vary. It requires prior paid AI-training or model-evaluation experience but gives no minimum years. Global eligibility is subject to confirmation on the official posting.
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Explore the remote job marketAI Trainer (ML Engineering) at micro1
Pay: $60–$120/hour equivalent, paid per accepted task
Location: Global, fully remote
Job Type: Contractor
Time Commitment: 15+ hours per week
Schedule: Flexible
micro1 is looking for Machine Learning Engineers with prior professional AI-training or model-evaluation experience to support a project focused on improving advanced AI systems.
You will use your machine learning expertise to create challenging technical tasks, evaluate model-generated work, identify failures, and establish objective standards for correct solutions. This role is intended for candidates who have already completed substantive AI-training work.
What You’ll Work On
Create realistic machine learning engineering tasks that challenge advanced AI models.
Develop task instructions, reproducible environments, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria.
Evaluate model-generated code, experiments, analyses, and technical deliverables.
Identify issues involving data leakage, incorrect validation, unstable training, performance, or reproducibility.
Required qualifications
Prior paid experience training, evaluating, benchmarking, or improving AI systems.
Strong practical proficiency with Python.
Hands-on experience using PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, or comparable ML tools.
Public Proof of Skill
Strong applicants should provide evidence such as
GitHub repositories or public model implementations
Kaggle, DrivenData, AIcrowd, or similar competition results
Hugging Face models or datasets
Research publications or technical reports
Open-source ML contributions
Public benchmarks, experiments, or technical projects
Preferred qualifications
Experience creating AI-training tasks, reference answers, rubrics, graders, or benchmark problems.
Experience reviewing other AI trainers’ technical submissions.
Kaggle Expert, Master, or Grandmaster status, or strong results in another technical competition.
Publications or open-source contributions in machine learning.
Prior experience with long-horizon or agentic AI evaluations.
Availability to begin immediately.
Application Process
Submit your application, AI-training experience, and public technical evidence.
Complete an AI interview containing technical and integrity checks.
Complete a hiring-manager review.
If selected, complete project onboarding and begin your first assigned task.
Compensation
Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid for tasks that meet project specifications and quality requirements. Task availability and completion time may vary.
Working remotely at micro1
micro1 builds human-expertise data and evaluation infrastructure for AI models and agents. It recruits core-team employees and domain experts for AI training projects.
- Headquarters
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Founded
- 2022
Expert opportunities are remote and can be flexible. International applicants are considered, subject to country exclusions and each project's requirements. Core-team work arrangements vary by opening; check the individual posting.
Apply through the official posting. Expert applicants complete an AI interview and skills certification, followed by project selection and onboarding. Certification does not guarantee a project or immediate work.