AfterQuery
Strategic Projects Lead - Coding
$150K–$225K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Feb 9, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years at a top-tier tech company (FAANG, frontier AI lab) or quantitative trading firm.
About the job
Leads end-to-end client projects and expert teams to create data solutions and dataset specifications that help evaluate and improve frontier AI models.
What you'll do
- Manage client projects and specialized contributor teams across domains.
- Design dataset specifications that influence how AI models are evaluated and improved.
- Own projects from scoping through delivery and support operational initiatives across the business.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of experience at a top-tier tech company (FAANG, frontier AI lab) or quantitative trading firm.
- Background in software engineering, ML engineering, AI research, or computer science.
- Proficiency in Python and comfort writing production-quality code.
- Strong leadership and written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Technical skills in coding, scripting, or working with data, or experience using AI tools to automate workflows, conduct research, or build products.
- Experience with Claude Code.
Pay
$150K – $225K (base salary)
Tools
Python, Claude Code
AI focus
Build data solutions and dataset specifications used to train, evaluate, and improve frontier AI models.
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