Remote Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering | Direct-Apply Contract

RemoteWork Talent Agency has an immediate remote opening for a Remote Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering | Direct-Apply Contract earning $400,000 - $800,000/year. In this flexible work-from-home engagement (open to candidates in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, and Ireland), you will apply practical mastery of Reinforcement Learning, ML-Oriented Data Design, RL Environments, RL Workflows to stress-test large language models, verify factual rigor, and build gold-standard evaluation datasets.

Key Duties & Project Scope

• Build automated data generation systems, leveraging synthetic data to accelerate training cycles without compromising quality.
• Develop and integrate AI-driven evaluation and quality assurance systems for automated grading, validation, and feedback loops.
• Fine-tune and optimize open-source RL models using internally generated datasets and custom training strategies.
• Establish benchmarking frameworks to measure model capability, robustness, and data quality across tasks.
• Contribute to the release and analysis of evaluations on internal and external benchmark platforms (e.g., our AI research partner benchmarks).
• Deep experience in Reinforcement Learning, including environment design and training dynamics.
• Strong track record of building and scaling RL systems, pipelines, or experimentation frameworks.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience publishing benchmarks, evaluations, or research artifacts.
• Working knowledge of evaluation ecosystems (e.g., our AI research partner benchmarks or similar frameworks).
• Background in scalable infrastructure for large-scale RL experimentation.
• Compensation & Benefits Notice
• The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $200,000 –$300,000 USD. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. our AI research partner provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
• Compensation Band: $400,000 - $800,000/year
• Work Location: Remote (100% Remote / Asynchronous Flexibility)

Pay Rate & Contract Overview

• Compensation Rate: $400,000 - $800,000/year (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: Reinforcement Learning, ML-Oriented Data Design, RL Environments, RL Workflows
• Hiring Agency: RemoteWork Talent Agency

Direct Application Process: Click the Apply button on this page to proceed directly to our partner application portal and submit your profile for immediate consideration.