Remote Quantitative ML & Competitive Data Science Specialist, Frontier Model Training — MegaHired Enterprise Practice

MegaHired invites qualified professionals to apply for our remote Remote Quantitative ML & Competitive Data Science Specialist, Frontier Model Training — MegaHired Enterprise Practice opportunity ($60 - $120/hour). You will leverage hands-on experience in ML Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Coding to audit AI-generated solutions, pinpoint reasoning gaps, and construct authoritative reference responses.

Core Project Workflow

• Strong problem-solving ability and a clear understanding of the methods you use.
• Build reproducible environments, prepare relevant data and dependencies, and implement reference solutions.
• Develop tests and evaluation criteria that reliably distinguish correct solutions from incomplete or flawed approaches.
• Run coding agents against tasks, investigate their failures, and refine the tasks based on observed behavior.
• Identify implementation errors, flawed assumptions, data leakage, and other issues that affect correctness.
• Document task requirements, solution reasoning, and verification steps clearly.
• Demonstrated experience in data science, ML, quantitative modeling, or relevant research competitions. (Kaggle, DrivenData, etc.)

Required Technical & Domain Mastery

• Practical programming ability sufficient to implement and verify your own solutions.
• Relevant competition platforms include Kaggle, DrivenData, Zindi, AIcrowd, Numerai, DataSource.ai, and CodaLab/Codabench.
• Strong coding experience, particularly in Python, including testing, debugging, and working with unfamiliar code
• Compensation Band: $60 - $120/hour
• Work Location: Remote (100% Remote / Asynchronous Flexibility)
• Available Openings: 50 open positions
• Core Competencies: ML Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Coding

Compensation Summary

• Compensation Rate: $60 - $120/hour (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: ML Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Coding
• Hiring Agency: MegaHired

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