micro1Domain experts
Rates trader
up to $100/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
micro1 is engaging experienced Rates traders to participate in a cutting-edge AI-driven project for a leading investment bank’s algorithmic trading desk. 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. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. Contributors will evaluate AI agent outputs against genuine market practice and provide specialized insights into rates market structure and trading strategy. This opportunity is ideal for professionals who have direct exposure to rates trading—particularly with interest rate swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, Eurodollar/SOFR, and repo transactions. Hands-on algorithmic or systematic rates trading background is highly valued but is not mandatory.
What you'll do
Scope of Work
- Assess AI-generated trading strategies and outputs for accuracy, risk management, and market realism across rates products.
- Create and refine representative sample tasks with clear project instructions based on real trading scenarios in the rates space.
- Analyze and provide feedback on AI performance in simulated market conditions, identifying strengths and shortcomings of proposed strategies.
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- Offer commentary on how AI strategies align (or misalign) with actual desk practices and market structure.
- Collaborate with project leads and technologists to translate domain requirements into actionable guidance for AI model training.
- Document rationale and communicate findings in written and verbal formats for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Candidate background
Preferred Qualifications
- Current or former experience as a rates trader at an investment bank, hedge fund, or similar institution.
- Significant practical knowledge of interest rate swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, repo, and Eurodollar/SOFR trading.
- Understanding of rates market structure and trading desk operations.
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- Background in algorithmic or systematic trading is highly desirable but not essential.
- Strong skills in evaluating trading risk, quantitative strategies, and market scenario analysis.
- Excellent communication abilities—both written and verbal.
- Discipline and reliability in a remote and collaborative project environment.
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Role Title: Rates trader
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging experienced Rates traders to participate in a cutting-edge AI-driven project for a leading investment bank’s algorithmic trading desk. 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. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. Contributors will evaluate AI agent outputs against genuine market practice and provide specialized insights into rates market structure and trading strategy. This opportunity is ideal for professionals who have direct exposure to rates trading—particularly with interest rate swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, Eurodollar/SOFR, and repo transactions. Hands-on algorithmic or systematic rates trading background is highly valued but is not mandatory.
Scope of Work
• Assess AI-generated trading strategies and outputs for accuracy, risk management, and market realism across rates products.
• Create and refine representative sample tasks with clear project instructions based on real trading scenarios in the rates space.
• Analyze and provide feedback on AI performance in simulated market conditions, identifying strengths and shortcomings of proposed strategies.
• Offer commentary on how AI strategies align (or misalign) with actual desk practices and market structure.
• Collaborate with project leads and technologists to translate domain requirements into actionable guidance for AI model training.
• Document rationale and communicate findings in written and verbal formats for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
• Current or former experience as a rates trader at an investment bank, hedge fund, or similar institution.
• Significant practical knowledge of interest rate swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, repo, and Eurodollar/SOFR trading.
• Understanding of rates market structure and trading desk operations.
• Background in algorithmic or systematic trading is highly desirable but not essential.
• Strong skills in evaluating trading risk, quantitative strategies, and market scenario analysis.
• Excellent communication abilities—both written and verbal.
• Discipline and reliability in a remote and collaborative project environment.
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 Domain experts 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: Domain experts
Across 698 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 18 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $130 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $100, is in the middle half. Of the 260 distinct rates we count, 124 are lower and 110 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 149 | $24 to $200 · median $80 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 135 | $28 to $400 · median $110 |
| AfterQuery | 88 | $45 to $175 · median $100 |
| Handshake AI | 79 | $30 to $300 · median $85 |
| Mercor | 78 | $55 to $450 · median $120 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 9 Oct 2026, and still on micro1's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by micro1
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 3fee8e97-5dce-42bd-a8a1-68133f04449a
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $80–$100/hr”.
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