AI Researcher - Fully Remote | Upto $120/hr

Mercor · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Experience3–4 yrs
  • SalaryDisclosed
  • Work moderemote
  • Levelmid
  • Posted14 Sept 2026
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About Mercor

Mercor is hiring in Mumbai Metropolitan Region in technology software. This role looks for around 3+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Machine Learning
  • PyTorch
  • JAX
  • TensorFlow
  • Adversarial Robustness
  • Model Compression

The role

An LLM research scientist at an artificial intelligence marketplace trains generative image models, fine-tunes language models, and strengthens adversarial robustness with PyTorch and model compression. Expertise also covers uncertainty estimation and model calibration.

Full job description

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: LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100–$120/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Train image classifiers and generative image models from scratch. Fine-tune open-weight language models.Optimize models with limited data, compute, and model-size budgets.Enhance model robustness to adversarial inputs and conversations.Compress models to meet size and latency constraints without losing accuracy.Diagnose and resolve training issues effectively.

Qualifications

Must-Have

3+ years of machine learning research experience (PhD research counts).Strong experience with PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, or similar ML frameworks.Degree from a top-100 university, experience at a FAANG or comparable AI company, or equivalent research track record through publications or impactful open-source contributions.

Preferred

Experience in scaling laws and training-efficiency research.Knowledge of curriculum learning and data ordering.Skills in model evaluation, uncertainty estimation, and model calibration.Expertise in data augmentation and synthetic data for robustness.

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