Machine Learning Engineer | $200/hr Remote | Mercor

Crossing Hurdles is a recruitment firm connecting experienced backend engineers with leading AI research labs to advance intelligent systems through coding benchmark development. Organization: Mercor Position: Backend Software Engineer (Go) Referral Partner: Crossing Hurdles Type: Hourly Contract Compensation: $200/hour median average pay (base $90/hour plus lucrative bonuses per approved task) Location: Remote Duration: 1 month Commitment: Part-time, 10–40 hours/week, fully remote and asynchronous Role Responsibilities (Training support will be provided) • Develop and validate coding benchmarks in Go by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories • Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification • Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution • Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity • Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility Ideal Qualifications • Strong experience as a backend software engineer, machine learning engineer, or applied data scientist • Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field • Strong proficiency in Go programming language • Experience with debugging, testing, and validating code • Comfortable with technical writing and attention to detail Application process: (Takes 20 min) 1. Upload resume 1. AI interview based on your resume (15 min) 1. Submit form