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Technical Strategic Projects Lead

AfterQuery· Operations
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$0Full-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Technical Strategic Projects Lead role at AfterQuery, an applied research lab focusing on data solutions for foundation models. The role involves working directly with the founding team on high-priority technical projects spanning AI research, product development, and engineering infrastructure. Total compensation up to $300K in cash plus equity; location in San Francisco; US citizen/visa required.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the world’s leading AI labs to generate next generation datasets to push the boundaries of AI to the limits, directly generating revenue for the company
  • Manage teams of technical experts across software engineering, data science, and machine learning
  • Build technical infrastructure and tooling to support dataset generation, quality control, and delivery pipelines
  • Drive technical and operational initiatives end-to-end: scoping requirements, building solutions, and managing technical experts
  • Interface directly with engineering and research teams at leading AI labs
  • Support the founding team on high-priority technical projects and operational initiatives

Qualifications

  • Strong technical background: CS degree, engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated ability to ship technical projects
  • Eagerness to manage experts for technical human data campaigns
  • Intense work ethic, agency, and drive
  • Proficiency in Python and comfort writing production-quality code
  • Experience with data pipelines, APIs, or ML/AI tooling
  • Passion for AI and demonstrated interest in frontier AI research
  • Competitive nature and track record of exceptional achievement
  • Strong leadership experience and communication skills
  • Ability to context-switch rapidly between technical and strategic work

Skills

Required:PythonData pipelinesLeadershipStrategic thinkingProduction-quality coding
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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AfterQuery is an applied research lab curating data solutions to accelerate foundation model development.

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