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ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD)

  • Data & Machine Learning
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

$60-120/hrAs published by the platform.

About this job

This contract role asks machine learning engineers to create, solve, review and validate demanding engineering tasks for an AI training project. The work centers on model development, training and inference pipelines, numerical methods and Python tooling, and is largely hands-on coding. It suits candidates with an advanced degree and experience using coding agents in their Python workflow.

What you'll do

  • Implement or modify machine learning models and build reproducible training or inference workflows.
  • Optimize memory and throughput, and debug numerical or system-level failures.
  • Verify that implementations meet objective correctness and performance requirements.
  • Build reproducible programmatic workflows using Python and command-line tools.

Requirements

Machine Learning
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a closely related quantitative discipline

Pay

$60-120/hr

Pay as published by the platform. It is not a guarantee of income or hours.

Location

Open to residents of: Bangladesh, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia.

How to apply

You apply on micro1: create an account, complete a screening interview with its AI interviewer, then join its vetted expert network to be matched to projects.

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Source

Official posting: https://jobs.micro1.ai/post/be0ac227-30ab-4126-bde8-e1e0660c940f

Last checked on October 17, 2026.

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