Remote ML Research Engineer — Inference & GPU Kernels

AfterQuery; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 138,000 - 234,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Job summary

AfterQuery is building a research cohort focused on ML inference and GPU kernel engineering, spanning inference serving systems, kernel optimization, and large-model deployment infrastructure. This is research-and-evaluation work, not production engineering: you’ll define what “correct” and “excellent” look like on problems you know deeply.

We offer fully remote, asynchronous work with flexible scheduling, and competitive hourly compensation ($100–$170/hr based on experience).

Qualifications

• Experience: 6–10 years
• Education: PhD/Doctorate, or Master’s with a strong research record
• Hands-on field activity, not purely academic-adjacent
• Strong written communication for technical explanations and feedback
• Comfortable with independent, asynchronous, remote work
• Meets the experience and education bar described in Full Description

Responsibilities

• Design realistic technical scenarios and problem sets within your track
• Author expert-level reference solutions and grading rubrics
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for correctness, depth, and domain judgment

Skills

Hands-on ML inference

Strong written communication

Independent remote work

Education

PhD

Master's with strong research record

Job description

AfterQuery is building a research cohort focused on ML inference and GPU kernel engineering, spanning inference serving systems, kernel optimization, and large-model deployment infrastructure. This is research-and-evaluation work, not production engineering: you’ll define what “correct” and “excellent” look like on problems you know deeply.

We offer fully remote, asynchronous work with flexible scheduling, and competitive hourly compensation ($100–$170/hr based on experience).