Strategic Project Lead – Software Engineering

Codefeast
India

Strategic Project Lead – Software Engineering

Experience: Senior-level / Relevant SWE Data Program Experience

Job Type: Contractor

Start Date: Immediate

Role Overview

We are looking for a Strategic Project Lead with direct experience managing software-engineering data programs for frontier AI models.

This is not a general Technical Program Manager role. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience running scaled production programs involving coding data, AI model evaluation, RLHF/preference data, SWE benchmarks, or agentic coding environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage software-engineering data and evaluation projects end to end.
  • Handle contributor sourcing, onboarding, calibration, and performance.
  • Track task throughput, quality, rework, cost, defects, and timelines.
  • Review code, tests, task metadata, and final deliverables.
  • Identify why invalid or low-quality work passed review.
  • Make release / rejection decisions based on technical quality.
  • Use Python, SQL, or similar tools for quality and operational analysis.

Selection Process

  • Interest Check Form
  • AI Interview (~20 mins)
  • Delivery Interview (~45 mins)
  • Final Review / Onboarding

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