Senior ML Research Baseline Engineer

Obsidian; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian in Seattle is hiring experienced machine learning engineers and researchers to act as human baseliners for open-ended machine learning evaluations. This role requires independent work in a sandboxed environment, completing ML tasks while providing screen recordings of the process.

Applicants need at least 3 years of machine learning experience and should have attended a top-100 university or worked at prominent companies. A commitment of 20 hours per week is required, and more availability is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of machine learning experience required.
• Must have attended a top-100 university or worked at FAANG.
• Experience with major ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Attempt open-ended machine learning research tasks.
• Work independently in a sandboxed Linux environment.
• Record working session via screen recording.

Skills

Machine learning experience

Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow

Hands-on expertise in pretraining and fine-tuning

Education

Attended top-100 university or worked at FAANG

Job description

Obsidian in Seattle is hiring experienced machine learning engineers and researchers to act as human baseliners for open-ended machine learning evaluations. This role requires independent work in a sandboxed environment, completing ML tasks while providing screen recordings of the process.

Applicants need at least 3 years of machine learning experience and should have attended a top-100 university or worked at prominent companies. A commitment of 20 hours per week is required, and more availability is preferred.