Remote AI training jobs in the United States

598 open roles accept applicants living in the United States, based on the countries each platform publishes. The work is remote, and pay is published by the platform, usually in US dollars.

598
open jobs
45
posted this week
$70/hr
median published rate
$400/hr
highest published rate
7
platforms hiring

Pay figures cover the 546 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

This role involves supporting the integration of customer data on the platform by collaborating with experienced engineers. You will build scripts and automations, solve technical problems, and ensure the quality of data transfers while communicating with customers. The role offers progression toward a full engineer position over time.

Posted September 14, 2026

OpenRecently verified$40-60/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

This role enables you to analyze and optimize diverse codebases, as well as design programming tasks to evaluate generative AI models. It is intended for experts in algorithmics and competitive programming problem-solving, capable of working autonomously and providing high-quality technical feedback.

Posted September 14, 2026

OpenRecently verified$50-100/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

You will contribute to the development and improvement of open source projects by writing high-quality code, fixing complex bugs and optimizing existing codebases. This remote role is aimed at experienced software engineers who master multiple programming languages and want to apply their competitive programming skills to shape next-generation AI systems.

Posted September 14, 2026

OpenRecently verified$50-100/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States

This role consists of evaluating specialized applications as an expert user of Linux Ubuntu 24.04. You must have practical and real-world experience with this operating system and be able to provide detailed feedback via high-resolution screenshots. The sought profile includes system administrators, DevOps developers, and open-source contributors.

Posted September 13, 2026

OpenRecently verified$60-70/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States

This role consists of evaluating the user experience of PyCharm, the integrated Python development environment, on macOS. You will need to have the software already installed on your own Mac and be able to take high-resolution screenshots to document your use of the application.

Posted September 13, 2026

OpenRecently verified$55-65/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States

This role involves evaluating and testing the Quartus II application for FPGA design and digital hardware on Windows. You will need to document your hands-on experience with this tool by capturing high-resolution screenshots of your interactions with the software.

Posted September 13, 2026

OpenRecently verified$55-65/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States

This role involves testing and documenting the practical use of VMware Fusion on macOS as a specialized application. You will need to capture detailed screenshots of your interactions with the software in a real macOS environment that you already own. This profile is aimed at developers, system administrators, or DevOps engineers with concrete experience in virtualization.

Posted September 13, 2026

OpenRecently verified$55-65/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

This role consists of solving algorithmic and debugging challenges designed to evaluate the reasoning capabilities of advanced AI models. You will analyze independent technical problems, implement solutions in terminal development environments, and produce testable and reproducible code. The ideal profile is an experienced developer skilled in solving algorithmic problems, capable of working independently and communicating technical decisions clearly.

Posted September 11, 2026

OpenRecently verified$50-80/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

This role consists of creating reinforcement learning environments to test the capabilities of AI models in solving complex software engineering problems, including code correction, feature creation, and performance optimization. As an expert software engineer, you will produce quality code examples, debugging strategies, and reproducible reference solutions. The role requires confirmed expertise in programming and an established presence in open source.

Posted September 7, 2026

OpenRecently verified$50-100/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

Create training environments and test cases to evaluate the capabilities of AI models in solving software engineering problems such as code correction, feature development, or performance optimization. This role is aimed at experienced software engineers with recognized expertise in at least one modern programming language.

Posted September 7, 2026

OpenRecently verified$50-100/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

You will evaluate the quality and correctness of AI-assisted software development traces used to train and assess models at a leading AI laboratory. You must judge the accuracy of coding sessions, the consistency of workflows, and the quality of reasoning, then provide structured written feedback according to an evaluation grid.

Posted August 28, 2026

OpenRecently verified$70-90/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

You will assess the quality and architectural robustness of serverless AWS tasks and infrastructure-as-code designed for AI model training. Your role consists of analyzing multi-service designs, verifying the fidelity of infrastructure code, and providing detailed feedback based on evaluation grids. This profile is aimed at cloud engineers with solid practical experience in AWS serverless services.

Posted August 28, 2026

OpenRecently verified$70-90/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

This job involves evaluating the quality and compliance of Kubernetes scenarios for AI model training. You will analyze manifests, diagnose cluster failures, and provide structured feedback according to an evaluation grid, as a DevOps expert or platform engineer.

Posted August 28, 2026

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

This role involves evaluating the quality, correctness, and reproducibility of software engineering tasks used to train and test the AI models of a leading laboratory. You audit tasks at the repository level, baseline patches, test harnesses, and scoring system integrity, providing structured feedback based on an evaluation grid.

Posted August 28, 2026

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries
  • Level: Entry level

You will evaluate code generated by AI models by examining its correctness, quality, and design. You will also participate in creating complex engineering problems, reference solutions, and test cases to train AI models on realistic software tasks. This role is for senior software engineers who have worked at major technology companies.

Posted August 27, 2026

OpenRecently verified$245-280/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

Evaluate the quality and compliance of vulnerability reproduction and remediation exercises designed to train AI models. Your role consists of verifying the accuracy of CVE reproductions, the robustness of fixes, the rigor of verification tests, and the adequacy of Docker environments, while providing detailed and structured feedback.

Posted August 25, 2026

OpenRecently verified$70-90/hr

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

This job involves evaluating the quality and correctness of GPU kernel and accelerator code developed to train and test AI models. You will provide structured feedback on numerical correctness, the validity of performance benchmarks, task definition, and viability for compilation and execution.

Posted August 25, 2026

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  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

This role involves evaluating the quality and compliance of NKI kernel implementations intended for training advanced AI models. You will examine the fidelity of CUDA to NKI migrations, the quality of Trainium-specific optimizations, and numerical validity across platforms, providing structured and detailed feedback.

Posted August 25, 2026

OpenRecently verified$70-90/hr

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Questions about AI training jobs in the United States

How many AI training jobs in the United States are open right now?

598 AI training jobs in the United States are open on SideHustler today. 45 were posted in the last 7 days. Listings are rechecked against the official postings: the latest check on this list was on October 8, 2026.

How much do AI training jobs in the United States pay?

Among the 546 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $6 to $400 per hour, with a median of $70. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.

Which platforms offer AI training jobs in the United States?

Mercor (284), micro1 (276), Mindrift (15), Terac (11), Handshake AI (7), xAI (4) and Turing (1). You apply on the platform itself, which handles screening, contracts and payment.

What skills do AI training jobs in the United States ask for most?

The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are AI Evaluation, Data Annotation, Content Annotation, Multilingual Expertise, Language Evaluation. Each listing states its own requirements.

How do you know a job accepts applicants from the United States?

Each job listed here comes from a posting where the platform publishes the countries it accepts, and United States is among them. 616 other open jobs do not publish their eligible countries: they are in the full catalog but not on this page.

How do I apply?

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