AfterQuery
Strategic Projects Associate - Coding
$80K–$130K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Feb 10, 2026
- Education
- CS degree, engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated ability to ship technical projects.
About the job
Manages end-to-end data projects for leading AI organizations, coordinating expert contributors and shaping datasets used to train and evaluate frontier models.
What you'll do
- Manage client projects and expert teams across technical domains, driving delivery and revenue.
- Design dataset specifications that influence model evaluation and improvement.
- Own projects from scoping through delivery and support operational initiatives across the business.
What they ask for
- CS degree, engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated ability to ship technical projects.
- Proficiency in Python and comfort writing production-quality code.
- Strong leadership experience and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and fast-moving environments, with drive and a bias toward action.
Nice to have
- Experience using AI tools to automate workflows, conduct research, or build products.
- Experience with Claude Code.
Pay
$130K (base salary); up to $80k (performance-based bonus)
Tools
Python, Claude Code
AI focus
Shapes dataset specifications and delivers data solutions that influence how frontier AI models are trained, evaluated, and improved.
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