Senior Machine Learning Expert (AI Training) About The Role What if your deep expertise in machine learning could directly shape how the world's most advanced AI systems reason through complex problems? We're looking for Senior Machine Learning Experts to author high-fidelity reasoning traces — the structured, step-by-step thinking patterns that teach LLMs to plan, use tools, and make reliable decisions in real-world scenarios. This is a fully remote, adaptable contract role built for senior ML professionals who want to do meaningful, intellectually stimulating work on the cutting edge of AI development.

Organization: Alignerr

Type: Hourly Contract

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Author complex, high-fidelity reasoning traces that capture how an LLM should plan, reason, and act step by step across sophisticated technical tasks

Design structured traces that document tool use, decision-making, and problem decomposition in clear, logical detail

Review and provide expert feedback on traces authored by others, ensuring quality, consistency, and reliability

Develop data strategies that help LLMs navigate intricate real-world scenarios with greater accuracy and dependability

Apply senior-level ML architectural insights to improve how models reason across challenging,



open-ended problems Who You Are Experienced machine learning engineer or researcher with a strong background in model reasoning, evaluation, or training

Skilled at breaking down complex technical problems into clear, structured, logical steps

Familiar with advanced LLM evaluation and training methodologies

Detail-oriented with a systematic approach — you care about getting things precisely right

Comfortable working independently and asynchronously in a remote, task-based environment Nice to Have Prior experience with data annotation, data quality systems, or AI evaluation pipelines

Top-tier Kaggle competition results (Grandmaster or Master level) demonstrating deep understanding of model performance and feature engineering

Hands-on experience designing or auditing training datasets for large language models

Background in AI safety, alignment research, or RLHF workflows Why Join Us Work on frontier AI projects in collaboration with the world's leading AI research labs

Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you, at 10–40 hours per week

Freelance autonomy with intellectually rich, high-impact work that goes far beyond typical contract gigs

Direct, tangible influence on how the next generation of LLMs thinks, plans, and reasons

Exposure to advanced model training methodologies at the forefront of the industry

Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch

📌 Senior Machine Learning Expert (Sydney)
🏢 Alignerr
📍 Sydney