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Machine Learning Engineer

On DataAnnotation, run by Surge AI

Up to $150+/hr

ML practice review: you write prompts that test how AI models reason about training, evaluating and deploying ML systems, then correct what they get subtly wrong. It suits ML and MLOps engineers and applied scientists with hands-on experience.

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Pay

Up to $150+/hr

The listing says up to $150+ an hour, depending on task difficulty and specialization. DataAnnotation's FAQ gives no separate starting range for this kind of work.

Type
Contract
Hours
Flexible hours; independent contractor work
Africa
Not in Africa

01 · The role

What you would do

  • Write prompts that test how models reason about training, evaluation, debugging and running ML systems in production
  • Review AI answers for subtle mistakes such as leaky evaluations, wrong loss functions or misread training failures
  • Write the correct answer from practitioner experience when the model falls short

02 · Requirements

What they ask for

  • Practical experience building, testing or shipping ML models, in a job or substantial personal projects (no degree needed)
  • Comfort with Python and PyTorch or JAX, which most tasks assume
  • Fluent written English
  • Residence in an accepted country, reportedly the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand
  • A pass on DataAnnotation's assessments, including the one-attempt Starter Assessment
  • Machine learning
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • JAX
  • MLOps

03 · Eligibility

Who can apply

Remote. The listing names no countries. DataAnnotation's sign-up reportedly accepts applicants only from the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Not in Africa

As far as the listing and DataAnnotation's country rules show, this role is not open to people living in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa or Egypt. DataAnnotation in Africa

Apply from where you live, as yourself. Using a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country rule breaks these platforms' terms, and it is the quickest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.

04 · Applying

How to get in

You apply through DataAnnotation's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.

05 · Source

About this listing

We last confirmed this opening on Nov 2, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of DataAnnotation's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.

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Machine Learning Engineer

Up to $150+/hr

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