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Applied ML Researcher
Location
Worldwide
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$90 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Applied ML Researcher
Mercor
Role Description - Develop end-to-end machine learning solutions for challenging prediction and modeling problems. - Analyze datasets and define appropriate modeling approaches, validation strategies, and evaluation metrics. - Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and data preprocessing. - Train, tune, and evaluate machine learning models across tabular, text, image, and time-series datasets. - Review and validate the technical quality of machine learning projects and deliverables. - Identify opportunities to improve model performance through systematic experimentation and iteration. Qualifications - Must-Have: - Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field from a top-tier university. - 2+ years of professional experience in machine learning, applied AI, data science, or a closely related field. - Strong proficiency in Python and modern machine learning frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, PyTorch, TensorFlow). - Demonstrated experience building end-to-end machine learning solutions, including data preparation, model development, validation, and evaluation. - Strong understanding of model evaluation metrics, validation methodologies, and experimental design. - Experience with one or more of the following areas: tabular machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, recommendation systems, ranking systems, time-series forecasting. - Ability to work independently on open-ended machine learning problems and deliver high-quality technical outputs. - Preferred: - PhD from a leading research university. - Experience at leading technology companies, AI labs, research institutions, or high-growth startups. - Participation in competitive machine learning or data science competitions. - Experience optimizing models against performance-based evaluation metrics. - Familiarity with advanced techniques such as ensembling, hyperparameter optimization, transfer learning, foundation model fine-tuning, or reinforcement learning. - Publications, patents, or significant open-source contributions in machine learning or AI. - Experience reviewing, mentoring, or evaluating the work of other machine learning practitioners. Application Process - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Interview Process - For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com - PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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