Expert hour
Data Science Advice Hour (Zoom)
Director · Data Scientist
Retail chain with stores in six countries · 1,001–5,000 employees
€112–€140 / hour
About €130 for the hour
- 1 hour
- Remote · Germany
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for Machine Learning Engineers · Updated November 3, 2026
Side work for Machine Learning Engineers
Machine Learning Engineer is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
3roles that fit a machine learning engineer
824open tasks in those roles
$130/hrtypical US rate, Data Scientist
5 ha week is enough
Where a machine learning engineer's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
139 open tasksData Scientist
Applied data science part-time: models for forecasting, scoring or segmentation, with results the business can use.
380 open tasksSQL & ETL SupportMaintains pipelines and warehouse queries; fixes failed loads and slow reports.
305 open tasksRed-TeamerWrites adversarial prompts and documents how a model fails: misuse, bias, unsafe advice, leaks.
Open now for a machine learning engineer
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
One-off
Warehouse Cost Review
Manager · SQL & ETL Support
Management consulting firm for the public sector · 201–500 employees
CA$109–CA$137 / hour
About CA$490–CA$980 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Remote · Canada
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Bundle
SQL Report Library
Manager · SQL & ETL Support
Series B subscription commerce company for children's clothing · 201–500 employees
$177–$201 / hour
About $1,510–$3,000 a month
- 8–16 h a month
- Hybrid · San Francisco
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Regular
Pipeline Failure Triage (Airflow)
Manager · SQL & ETL Support
Last-mile delivery company for retailers · 51–200 employees
€50–€62 / hour
About €1,090 a month at 5 h a week
- 3–6 h a week
- Remote · Germany
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Bundle
dbt Model Development
Senior · SQL & ETL Support
Aerospace supplier in space launch · 5,000+ employees
CA$92–CA$115 / hour
About CA$1,040–CA$2,500 a month
- 10–24 h a month
- Hybrid · Vancouver
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
AI review
Adversarial Prompt Writing
Senior · Red-Teamer
Growth-stage digital health company for primary care · 501–1,000 employees
$89–$111 / hour
About $3,700 a month at 9 h a week
- 5–12 h a week
- Remote · United States
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
- 9 interested
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Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.