Published 2026-02-26
About the Company
A fast growing AI research lab backed by top tier investors is hiring a Technical Strategic Projects Lead. This is a founding level role working directly with the founders on high priority technical initiatives spanning AI research product development and engineering infrastructure.
About the Role
You will operate at the intersection of frontier AI labs and internal execution owning critical technical programs from day one. This is not a narrow engineering role. It is a hybrid of technical builder operator and strategic execution partner.
Responsibilities
Work directly with leading AI labs to generate next generation datasets
Own revenue driving technical initiatives end to end
Build infrastructure and tooling for dataset generation quality control and delivery
Manage teams of technical experts across software engineering data science and machine learning
Interface directly with research and engineering teams at frontier AI labs
Support founders on high priority technical and operational initiatives
Qualifications
Strong technical foundation Computer Science degree or equivalent experience
Required Skills
Proficiency in Python and production level coding
Experience with data pipelines APIs and ML AI tooling
Track record of shipping technical projects
Ability to manage technical experts and drive execution
Strong leadership and communication skills
High agency intense work ethic and competitive drive
Deep interest in frontier AI research
Preferred Skills
Experience at top tech companies or quantitative firms
Startup or founding experience
Background in ML engineering AI research or software engineering