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ML Research Engineer — Inference & GPU Kernels

AfterQuery Experts · Global · Research / analysis

ML Research Engineer — Inference & GPU Kernels is an open role at AfterQuery Experts, with pay listed as $135/hr.

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Pay
$135/hrStated by AfterQuery Experts
Location
Not stated in the listing
Listed
Since Aug 4, last confirmed Oct 23

How the pay compares

This role$135
AfterQuery Experts median$93
Research / analysis median$75
All roles median$60

Higher than 82% of the 174 distinct hourly rates advertised for Research / analysis roles right now. Hourly USD, top of each advertised range, one count per distinct rate. Same method as the Pay Index.

From AfterQuery Experts’ listing

“<p>We're building a research cohort of senior domain experts in ML inference and GPU kernel engineering — spanning inference serving systems, kernel optimization, and large-model deployment infrastructure — to help evaluate how frontier AI models reason about hard, real-world expert-level problems.”
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<p>We're building a research cohort of senior domain experts in ML inference and GPU kernel engineering — spanning inference serving systems, kernel optimization, and large-model deployment infrastructure — to help evaluate how frontier AI models reason about hard, real-world expert-level problems. This is research-and-evaluation work, not production engineering: you'll be defining what "correct" and "excellent" look like on problems you already know deeply.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Domain:</strong> Machine Learning / AI</li> <li><strong>Experience:</strong> 6–10 years</li> <li><strong>Education:</strong> PhD/Doctorate, or Master's with a strong research record</li> </ul> <p>Candidates who meet the requirements and provide the requested materials will be prioritized for review. As part of this process, we conduct thorough background checks. Please apply only if you meet these requirements — candidates who meet fewer than 70% of the stated qualifications may be flagged for misrepresenting their professional experience, which could affect eligibility for future project staffing.</p>

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Is the ML Research Engineer — Inference & GPU Kernels role at AfterQuery Experts remote?

This role is listed as open globally.

What does the ML Research Engineer — Inference & GPU Kernels role at AfterQuery Experts pay?

AfterQuery Experts lists this role's pay as $135/hr, quoted from the listing rather than estimated.

What kind of work is ML Research Engineer — Inference & GPU Kernels?

Research / analysis. Agent evaluation, model training, writing, ML and professional-domain work

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