Machine Learning & NLP Expert

# Machine Learning & NLP Expert

> Weekday AI · United States (Remote) · Part-time · Posted 2026-07-29

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** AI Training

## Description

**This role is for one of our clients**

**Compensation: $80-$110 per hour**

Join a cutting-edge AI research initiative and help shape the next generation of frontier AI models. We are seeking experienced **Machine Learning & NLP Experts** to contribute their technical expertise toward training and evaluating advanced AI systems. In this role, you will design challenging, real-world machine learning and natural language processing tasks, create high-quality reference solutions, and assess AI model performance to identify reasoning gaps and improve overall capabilities.

This is a **part-time, fully remote** opportunity requiring approximately **20 hours per week**.

## Requirements

### **Key Responsibilities**

• Design challenging, real-world machine learning and natural language processing tasks covering areas such as:
• Machine Learning Model Development and Evaluation
• Natural Language Understanding (NLU)
• Natural Language Generation (NLG)
• Information Retrieval and Search
• Applied Machine Learning Pipelines
• Transformer Models and Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Develop accurate reference solutions and integrate tasks into agentic development environments using **Python**.
• Build executable evaluation frameworks and testing components where appropriate.
• Evaluate AI model outputs for technical correctness, reasoning quality, and overall performance.
• Identify capability gaps, classify model failure modes, and provide detailed written analyses.
• Create and refine evaluation guidelines, scoring rubrics, and quality standards for ML and NLP tasks.
• Collaborate with fellow subject matter experts to ensure consistency, accuracy, and high-quality training data.

### **Required Qualifications**

• Deep hands-on experience in **Machine Learning** and/or **Natural Language Processing** through industry, research, or graduate/PhD-level work.
• Strong proficiency in **Python** with practical experience developing ML or NLP applications.
• Strong understanding of modern machine learning techniques, including:
• Model Training and Evaluation
• Transformer Architectures
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• NLP Pipelines
• Feature Engineering and Model Optimization
• Experience with industry-standard frameworks such as **PyTorch**, **TensorFlow**, **Hugging Face Transformers**, or equivalent.
• Ability to commit approximately **20 hours per week**.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

### **Preferred Qualifications**

• Experience in AI model evaluation, AI training data creation, or human-in-the-loop model assessment.
• Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, embedding models, or multimodal AI systems.
• Experience building benchmarking frameworks, automated evaluation pipelines, or testing infrastructure.
• Contributions to open-source ML/NLP projects or published research are a plus.
• Experience working with production-scale machine learning systems.

### **Role Details**

• **Employment Type:** Independent Contractor
• **Work Arrangement:** Fully Remote
• **Schedule:** Approximately 20 hours per week
• **Project Duration:** Based on project requirements and performance, with opportunities for extension

### **Equal Opportunity**
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
### **Contract & Payment Terms**

• You will be engaged as an **independent contractor**.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on business needs and performance.
• Your work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are made **weekly via Stripe or Wise** based on services rendered.
• **Please note:** We are unable to support **H1-B** or **STEM OPT** candidates at this time.

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