ML Engineering Intern | $70/hr Remote

Overview

At Crossing Hurdles, we work as a referral partner. We refer candidates to our partner that collaborates with world’s leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models.

Position Details

Position: ML Engineering Intern - Contractor
Type: Hourly Contract
Compensation: $35–$70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: Project-based, with potential extensions based on research needs
Commitment: 10-40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous

Role Responsibilities

• Build and maintain GitHub-based project infrastructure including continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) workflows
• Set up and manage containerized environments using Docker and related tools
• Develop and integrate coding tool environments that enable agents to interact via command line interfaces (CLI) and APIs
• Support reinforcement learning (RL) and large language model (LLM) research experiments and prototype development
• Handle data collection, preprocessing, and analysis supporting ML projects
• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams adapting to changing project requirements
• Document workflows, experimental results, and infrastructure clearly and reproducibly

Ideal Qualifications

• Background in machine learning, reinforcement learning, or relevant coursework
• Experience with LLM or RL-related projects or contributions (e.g., GitHub repositories)
• Proficiency with Docker, CLI tooling, and GitHub project/project management
• Experience building integrations and managing data pipelines and analytics
• Comfortable balancing engineering-heavy tasks with research activities
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous startup-like environments
• Prior research lab or team project experience is a plus

Application Process (15 min)

• Upload resume
• Participate in AI interview (10 min)
• Submit form