Remote AI/ML Research Engineer (Contractor)

Synthires; United States; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 239,000; Part time

Job summary

Synthires is seeking an experienced ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD) for a remote contractor role. The position focuses on developing and optimizing ML models, training pipelines, and inference systems using Python, with emphasis on reproducible workflows and memory/performance tuning.

This part-time engagement (~15 hours/week) offers flexible scheduling, immediate start, and output-based pay between $60 and $120 per hour for tasks meeting project specs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Strong professional or research experience in machine learning.
• Practical proficiency in Python and experience using coding agents.
• Ability to implement, debug, and validate complex machine learning workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate machine learning models, training pipelines, and inference systems.
• Implement model components, data pipelines, evaluation systems, and numerical methods.
• Build reproducible workflows using Python and command-line tools.
• Debug numerical and system-level issues and optimize memory usage and performance.
• Create, solve, review, and validate challenging machine learning engineering tasks.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Data pipelines

Reproducible workflows

Performance optimization

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/ML/AI/Applied Math

Tools

Coding agents

Job description

Synthires is seeking an experienced ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD) for a remote contractor role. The position focuses on developing and optimizing ML models, training pipelines, and inference systems using Python, with emphasis on reproducible workflows and memory/performance tuning.

This part-time engagement (~15 hours/week) offers flexible scheduling, immediate start, and output-based pay between $60 and $120 per hour for tasks meeting project specs.