Machine Learning Engineer (Remote, Independent Contractor)

• Title: Machine Learning Engineer (Remote)
• Rate: USD $14 /hour
• Engagement: Hourly contract (independent contractor)
• Location: Remote – candidates based in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Dubai, or Australia who are legally able to work as independent contractors in their jurisdiction.

Role Overview

One of our clients is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to design, train, and deploy large-scale learning systems that power autonomous AI agents. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy building models that learn, adapt, and perform complex tasks in real-world environments. You will work at the intersection of machine learning research, systems engineering, and agent-based intelligence.

Primary Objective

To develop, optimize, and deploy machine learning systems that improve agent performance, learning efficiency, and adaptability through scalable architectures, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable machine learning pipelines for training, evaluation, and continuous improvement
• Build and fine-tune deep learning models for reasoning, decision-making, and real-world task execution

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• Collaborate with data scientists to collect, preprocess, and validate high-quality training data
• Develop benchmarking and evaluation tools to measure accuracy, speed, and reasoning quality
• Implement reinforcement learning loops and self-improvement mechanisms for agents
• Optimize inference speed, memory usage, and hardware efficiency in collaboration with systems engineers
• Maintain experiment tracking, reproducibility, and version control for all models
• Contribute to research initiatives to improve learning strategies, fine-tuning methods, and model generalization

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, or reinforcement learning
• Proficiency in Python and experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
• Understanding of distributed training, GPUs/TPUs, and data pipeline optimization
• Experience building end-to-end ML systems from preprocessing to deployment
• Familiarity with MLOps tools such as MLflow, Weights & Biases, Docker, Kubernetes, or Airflow
• Experience with transformer-based models, diffusion models, or large language models

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• Strong analytical mindset for evaluating performance, generalization, and bias

Why This Role Is Exciting

• Build the learning systems behind next-generation AI agents
• Combine ML research, engineering, and large-scale system optimization
• Work on advanced models capable of reasoning, planning, and adapting
• Collaborate with a highly skilled, research-driven AI team

Contract & Payment Terms

• Independent contractor role
• Fully remote with flexible working hours
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Projects may be extended or adjusted based on performance and project needs
• This role is open to candidates residing in India