About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: MLOps Engineer (JAX, PyTorch, Pallas/Triton) Type: Contract Compensation: $90–$130/hour Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in MLOps , training infrastructure, and ML framework-level topics .
- Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks across multiple specializations. Write accurate and well-structured solutions to MLOps and ML systems problems .
- Evaluate MLOps tasks and solutions. Provide clear, written technical feedback.
- Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess training pipeline design, distributed systems reasoning, and kernel-level optimization across tasks.
- Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 5+ years of dedicated professional experience in ML infrastructure , MLOps , or ML systems engineering at a recognized, top-tier organization.
- Hands-on production experience with JAX and/or PyTorch at scale, including distributed training strategies ( FSDP , tensor parallelism, pipeline parallelism), memory optimization, and framework-level debugging.
- Experience writing or optimizing custom GPU kernels using Pallas ( JAX ) or Triton , including tiling strategies, memory layout design, and kernel fusion.
- Demonstrable career progression.
- Ability to engage reliably for at least 30 hours/week during weekdays.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.
Compensation & Legal
- W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC.
- Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs. mercor .com/welcome
- 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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