# Strategic Projects Lead - Coding at AfterQuery

- Company: AfterQuery
- What the company does: AfterQuery captures how experts reason and turns real-world professional work into high-quality training data for frontier foundation models. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://afterquery.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-02-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/afterquery/77022ff0-8e15-46e2-b94f-905d31ca1e8c
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/afterquery-strategic-projects-lead-coding/

## About the role

You'll work directly with the world's leading AI organizations to build next-generation data solutions, managing expert teams across domains like finance, software engineering, and law to produce high-quality outputs at scale. You'll shape dataset specifications that directly influence how frontier models are evaluated and improved, owning critical projects end-to-end from scoping through delivery in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment.

## What they're looking for

- 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

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