Member of Technical Staff - Data Quality Engineer (Post-training)
Reflection· Research
San Francisco, CA, London, New York, NYFull-timePosted 9mo ago
About the role
Data quality engineer focused on upstream data quality for LLM post-training and evaluation, shaping quality standards and scalable QA methods to ensure high-quality data for model training and evaluation.
Responsibilities
- Own upstream data quality for LLM post-training and evaluation by analyzing expert-developed datasets and operationalizing quality standards for reasoning, alignment, and agentic use cases
- Partner closely with research and post-training teams to translate requirements into measurable quality signals, and provide actionable feedback to external data vendors
- Design, validate, and scale automated QA methods, including LLM-as-a-Judge frameworks, to reliably measure data quality across large campaigns
- Build reusable QA pipelines that reliably deliver high-quality data to post-training teams for model training and evaluation
- Monitor and report on data quality over time, driving continuous iteration on quality standards, processes, and acceptance criteria
Qualifications
- Strong engineering fundamentals with experience building data pipelines, QA systems, or evaluation workflows for post-training data and agentic environments
- Detail-oriented with an analytical mindset, able to identify failure modes, inconsistencies, and subtle issues that affect data quality
- Solid understanding of how data quality impacts training (SFT and RL) and evaluation, with the ability to translate quality concerns into concrete signals, decisions, and feedback
- Experience designing and validating automated quality checks, including rule-based systems, statistical methods, or model-assisted approaches such as LLM-as-a-Judge
- Comfortable working autonomously, owning problems end-to-end, and collaborating effectively with researchers, engineers, and operations partners
Skills
Required:PythonLarge datasets and automated evaluationLLMs understandingCommunication
Benefits
- Top-tier compensation
- Stock options
- Health & wellness: medical, dental, vision, and life, with an annual wellness allowance
- Meals: Lunch and dinner provided in the office daily
- Life & family: 22 weeks paid parental leave for all new birthing and non-birthing parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys
- Vacation days: Unlimited PTO in the U.S. and 30 days in the U.K
- Sponsorship support: Visa sponsorship and immigration pathways where applicable
- Team building: Regular off-sites, happy hours, and team celebrations
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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