micro1Rating & model evaluation
Domain Contributor - Evaluation Specialist
up to $60/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
micro1 is engaging Domain Contributor - Evaluation Specialists to support an internal project evaluating and improving advanced AI models. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. Flexible, pay-per-task work across history, law, finance, journalism, and tech, for experts with prior AI training experience.
What you'll do
Scope of Work
- Design nuanced, domain-specific tasks that probe AI model limits and surface reasoning flaws.
- Author questions and scenarios demanding deep subject knowledge, beyond general understanding.
- Assess AI-generated outputs, validating accuracy against authoritative, primary sources in your area of expertise.
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- Document clear rationales for model shortcomings, specifying missed reasoning, source errors, or nuances.
- Apply detailed task guidelines and evaluation rubrics consistently to each submission.
- Submit completed deliverables independently on a rolling basis, meeting project requirements for written and verbal clarity.
Candidate background
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven hands-on experience with AI model training, annotation, RLHF, or evaluation.
- Deep expertise in a core domain: history, archival or library science, law (paralegal, legal academic, compliance), finance (equity research, PE/VC, forensic accounting), journalism, or technology/industry history.
- Advanced research skills with a track record of verifying complex claims against authoritative sources.
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- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate findings and feedback.
- Demonstrated ability to precisely follow detailed instructions and evaluation frameworks.
- Background in adversarial or “stomp the model” task design is advantageous.
- Graduate-level research, experience at a Fortune 100 company, or professional fluency in a non-English language a plus.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in micro1's words
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Role Title: Domain Contributor - Evaluation Specialist
Role Type: Contractor (~15 hrs/week)
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Domain Contributor - Evaluation Specialists to support an internal project evaluating and improving advanced AI models. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. Flexible, pay-per-task work across history, law, finance, journalism, and tech, for experts with prior AI training experience.
Scope of Work
• Design nuanced, domain-specific tasks that probe AI model limits and surface reasoning flaws.
• Author questions and scenarios demanding deep subject knowledge, beyond general understanding.
• Assess AI-generated outputs, validating accuracy against authoritative, primary sources in your area of expertise.
• Document clear rationales for model shortcomings, specifying missed reasoning, source errors, or nuances.
• Apply detailed task guidelines and evaluation rubrics consistently to each submission.
• Submit completed deliverables independently on a rolling basis, meeting project requirements for written and verbal clarity.
Preferred Qualifications
• Proven hands-on experience with AI model training, annotation, RLHF, or evaluation.
• Deep expertise in a core domain: history, archival or library science, law (paralegal, legal academic, compliance), finance (equity research, PE/VC, forensic accounting), journalism, or technology/industry history.
• Advanced research skills with a track record of verifying complex claims against authoritative sources.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate findings and feedback.
• Demonstrated ability to precisely follow detailed instructions and evaluation frameworks.
• Background in adversarial or “stomp the model” task design is advantageous.
• Graduate-level research, experience at a Fortune 100 company, or professional fluency in a non-English language a plus.
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete work may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply. Experts must submit a minimum of tasks per week.
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
Working with micro1Pay, getting started and work, from micro1's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid in US dollars twice a month through Deel, usually landing around the 5th and the 20th. Nothing is paid until Deel's identity check is done. library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/payroll-policy
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview with micro1's recruiter Zara, then your profile, ID verification, a KarmaCheck background check and the Deel contract. Some pipelines add a quiz or test task. micro1.ai/experts, micro1.ai/ai-interview-guide, library.micro1.ai/getting-started/next-steps-after-certif..., library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/what-to-expect
- How much work
- Certification makes you eligible but does not guarantee placement. micro1's FAQ puts the usual commitment at about 15 to 20 hours a week, depending on the client. micro1.ai/experts, library.micro1.ai/working/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, with the contract issued through Deel. library.micro1.ai/policies/understanding-your-expert-agre..., library.micro1.ai/working/deel
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on micro1A personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on micro1 himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer, and some included a timed business exercise of around 25 minutes.
- On later applications, interview reuse on micro1 was often partial, and I still answered questions about one to three additional skills.
- I entered a requested rate for the job. One listing showed about $180 an hour. I requested about $160 and received the rate I entered. Those amounts are approximate, and this describes my application, not proof that a lower request caused acceptance.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 2 hours, with clear materials. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the easiest transition into work. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- On my micro1 project, Hubstaff showed time and mouse or keyboard activity, not screenshots, app names or website history. That describes what I saw, not every possible setup.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handHow does the pay compare?Across Rating & model evaluation roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from micro1's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Rating & model evaluation
Across 173 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 14 platforms, the middle half pays $25 to $65 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $40. This role's top rate, $60, is in the middle half. Of the 52 distinct rates we count, 35 are lower and 13 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Meridial (Invisible) | 98 | $15 to $150 · median $50 |
| Rise Data Labs | 15 | $40 to $50 · median $45 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 10 | $15 to $115 · median $36 |
| Alignerr | 9 | $120 |
| Handshake AI | 7 | $15 to $200 · median $60 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 21 Oct 2026, and still on micro1's list when we last read it on 25 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by micro1
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- c476c74d-96cc-4254-ab50-282849e9de5b
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $30–$60/hr”.
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