Philosophy Specialist
Required Skills
Philosophy
Job Description
Job Title: Philosophy Specialist
Job Type: Contract
Location: Remote
Job Summary:
Join our customer’s team as a Philosophy Specialist and play a key role in shaping the next generation of AI systems through deep philosophical analysis and training. In this role, you will apply your expertise across one or more core philosophy domains—such as ethics, logic, epistemology, metaphysics, or philosophy of religion—to enhance AI reasoning, coherence, and conceptual depth.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure AI systems demonstrate strong ethical judgment, logical rigor, and well-structured reasoning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and interpret philosophical concepts to support AI training and evaluation initiatives
- Evaluate AI-generated outputs for ethical reasoning, logical consistency, and conceptual clarity
- Apply philosophical frameworks from domains such as:
- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Formal Logic
- Epistemology & Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Religion / World Religions
- General / Miscellaneous Philosophy
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate philosophical insights into AI systems
- Develop and refine guidelines to improve AI alignment with philosophical principles
- Review and provide feedback on data annotation and model training processes
- Ensure high-quality documentation of analysis and recommendations
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional or academic experience in Philosophy
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in Philosophy or a related field
- Strong expertise in at least one of the following domains:
- Ethics, Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, or Philosophy of Religion
- Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to translate complex philosophical concepts into clear, structured insights
- Strong written communication and documentation skills
- Experience working in remote and collaborative environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on AI, ML, or technology-related projects
- Familiarity with AI training, evaluation, or data annotation workflows
- Published research, academic writing, or contributions in philosophy
- Interdisciplinary background (e.g., Philosophy + Computer Science / Cognitive Science)
About micro1
micro1 is a data engine that helps AI labs train foundational models and enterprises build AI agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments used to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations used to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings. Our data engine includes an AI recruiter agent that sources and vets domain experts, a data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data, and a pipeline performance system that ensures both quality and velocity.
Our goal is to have 1 billion people doing meaningful work by contributing their expertise to the development of frontier AI models. We’ve raised $40M+ in funding, and our AI recruiter has powered more than 1 million AI-led interviews as our global network of experts expands to form the human intelligence layer for AGI.