Strategic Projects Lead, Coding

India. Posted a month ago

The role

The Strategic Projects Lead runs multi-week to multi-month coding data initiatives for AI and platform teams. This role involves coordinating highly skilled SWE Fellows and designing technical evaluation and annotation workflows.

What you will do

Run multi-week to multi-month coding data initiatives
Coordinate hundreds to thousands of highly skilled SWE Fellows
Design and own technical evaluation and annotation workflows
Be accountable for delivery, margins, quality and customer relationships
Write and validate coding assessments
Build rubric-driven code review processes
Instrument quality signals
Adapt workflows to meet deadlines
Design and run technical screens
Create scripts and infrastructure to automate QA, analytics and reporting

Required qualifications

4+ years of experience in technical or analytical roles such as software engineering, data, analytics, or technical product
A technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or similar and/or hands-on experience with coding (Python, SQL, or similar)
Strong coding skills (Python, TypeScript/Node, Java or equivalent)
Practical experience with unit tests, CI, version control, and basic infra
Strong analytical and data driven problem solver
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
Entrepreneurial, high ownership mindset
Fast learner with deep curiosity about AI

Nice to have

Technical background (CS degree or proficiency in SQL/Python for analytics)
Experience in AI, ML, or data operations, particularly in workforce management, data labeling, or model evaluation
Previous experience in a high-growth startup or an AI-focused company

Benefits

Generous Equity Grant vested over 4 years
Housing Bonus: 1.3 Lakhs spread throughout the first year
Well Defined Performance Bonus ranging between 10 - 100% of base
Medical Insurance Coverage
Food credit for every in person day

About the company

Handshake powers 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. Handshake AI works with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data.