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Strategic Projects Lead - Coding

AfterQuery· Operations
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San Francisco$150k - $225kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Strategic Projects Lead - Coding at AfterQuery, a fast-moving applied AI research and data solutions company, leading cross-domain teams to design and deliver dataset specifications and data solutions for frontier models.

Responsibilities

  • Project and client management: Work with the world’s leading AI organizations to build next-generation data solutions that push the limits of model capability, while directly driving revenue.
  • Manage expert teams across domains: Lead and coordinate highly specialized contributors across fields like software engineering, data science, and machine learning.
  • Shape how AI systems are trained: Design dataset specifications that directly influence how frontier models are evaluated and improved. Your taste and judgement will shape what foundation models become.
  • Drive high-impact execution end-to-end: Own critical projects from idea to delivery. From scoping, executing, iterating, and shipping in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment, you will touch it all.
  • Gain top tier operational experience: Support the team across a range of operational initiatives that will directly contribute to the future of AfterQuery. You will work across multiple parts of the business in the same week, ranging from building, analyzing, coordinating, and executing where needed most.

Qualifications

  • 2+ YOE in a top-tier tech company (FAANG, frontier AI lab) or quantitative trading firm
  • Background in software engineering, ML engineering, AI research, or computer science
  • High agency, drive, and a strong work ethic; thrive in ambiguity and execute with minimal direction
  • Passion for AI and interest in entrepreneurship; enjoy experimenting with new tools (experience with Claude Code is a plus)
  • Competitive nature and demonstrated past success
  • Strong leadership experience and excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Thrive in fast-moving, high-impact environments with bias towards action, while balancing attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Python and comfort writing production-quality code

Skills

Required:PythonSoftware engineering

Benefits

  • Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental
  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Daily Meals: Daily UberEats Stipend
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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