AfterQuery creates high-quality, human-generated datasets through expert partnerships to train foundation models and AI agents. They serve frontier AI research labs and enterprises needing custom data for reasoning, code generation, and agentic tasks. This addresses data quality limitations that bound model performance.
Build production ML systems for measuring, predicting, and scaling data quality for frontier AI models. Requires 3-6 years experience in applied ML or related production systems (ranking, recommendations, data quality, fraud) plus strong software engineering skills.
200k – 300k/yr
On-site3+ YOEML Engineering
People Operations Lead
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Lead People Operations at a fast-growing AI data lab, owning payroll, benefits, HR compliance, and employee relations. Build HR infrastructure from scratch in a 5-day onsite SF environment; requires 5-8+ years hands-on HR ops experience and deep CA employment law knowledge.
150k – 200k/yr
On-site5+ YOEPeople Ops
Business Development
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Business Development Representative responsible for opening doors at frontier AI labs through outbound prospecting, qualifying leads, and building sales playbooks from scratch. Requires technical literacy in AI/ML and strong written communication.
80k – 100k/yr
On-siteBusiness Development
Chief of Staff
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Business Operations lead reporting directly to the CEO, owning recruiting pipeline, admin/finance operations, and strategic execution at a fast-growing AI data lab.
150k – 250k/yr
On-site1+ YOEBusiness Operations
Engineering Manager
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Lead and mentor 5-15 engineers while staying hands-on building scalable data and evaluation systems for frontier AI models. Own execution end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.
300k – 400k/yr
On-site5+ YOEEngineering Management
Software Engineer - Security/Infrastructure
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Build and own security infrastructure and core systems for an AI platform handling sensitive workflows. Requires 2-7 years experience with Python/Go/TypeScript, cloud environments, and production security tooling.
200k – 350k/yr
On-site2+ YOESecurity Engineering
Talent Coordinator
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Coordinate interviews, candidate logistics, and recruiting operations at a fast-growing AI research lab. Own scheduling, ATS maintenance, and process improvement with direct founder access.
90k – 110k/yr
On-site1+ YOERecruiting
Technical Recruiter
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Own full-cycle technical recruiting for engineering and AI roles at a fast-growing frontier AI data infrastructure startup. Build sourcing pipelines, partner directly with founders, and help shape hiring processes and systems from day one.
110k – 130k/yr
On-site1+ YOERecruiting
People Programs Lead
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Own and scale AfterQuery's people infrastructure: compensation strategy, leveling frameworks, performance management, L&D, and retention for a fast-growing AI data company. Report to Head of BizOps & People.
190k – 230k/yr
On-site7+ YOEPeople Ops
Business Talent Acquisition Lead
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Own end-to-end business and operations recruiting as the company's first dedicated TA hire. Build sourcing engines, interview processes, and infrastructure to attract and close elite talent from top finance, consulting, PE, and tech firms.
150k – 240k/yr
On-site5+ YOERecruiting
Customer Success Lead
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Leads customer success for AI labs and enterprises, expanding relationships, driving account growth, and ensuring product value through reviews, playbooks, and health monitoring. Requires 3-5 years experience, technical fluency in AI/ML, and relationship-building skills.
140k – 160k/yr
On-site3+ YOECustomer Success
Finance & Operations
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Manages financial modeling, budgeting, cash flow, invoicing, vendor payments, and operational processes like onboarding and contract admin for a fast-growing AI startup. Requires 2-4 years experience, strong spreadsheet skills, and a bachelor's in finance or related field.
120k – 150k/yr
On-site2+ YOEBusiness Operations
Research Scientist - Frontier Data
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Designs datasets and evaluation frameworks for frontier AI models, collaborating with top labs to expose failure modes, refine RLHF/RLVR pipelines, and measure data impact on capabilities. Requires strong quantitative skills, familiarity with LLM training, and research experience up to master's level.
150k – 250k/yr
On-siteAI Research
Research Scientist - Post Training
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Design and run SFT/RL experiments to measure dataset impact on LLM performance, capabilities, and alignment. Collaborate with labs to provide evidence of improvements; requires strong LLM training knowledge and fast experimentation, ideally undergrad/master's research background.
150k – 250k/yr
On-siteAI Research
Environment Engineers
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Designs datasets, evaluation rubrics, and reward signals for RLHF/RLVR pipelines to expose model failure modes and improve frontier AI capabilities. Partners with AI labs; requires 1-4 YOE and passion for data-driven model behavior.
Designs and builds scalable core infrastructure for data generation, human-in-the-loop workflows, and AI evaluation pipelines. Requires strong experience in distributed systems, cloud platforms like GCP/AWS, and high-throughput data processing.
Salary not listed
On-siteDevOps / SRE
Technical Strategic Projects Associate
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Supports founding team on high-priority technical projects with frontier AI labs, coordinating datasets, building AI-powered operational tools, managing expert teams, and driving process improvements. Requires strong AI interest, technical fluency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity.
90k – 130k/yr
On-siteEntry levelBusiness Operations
Growth Strategist
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Drives on-campus brand expansion and community growth for AI research lab through creative social media content, partnerships, and bold initiatives. Targets freshmen/sophomores with strong online presence, community experience, and AI passion.
Salary not listed
RemoteEntry levelGrowth Marketing
Software Engineering Intern
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Software Engineering Intern builds and scales data infrastructure, including web/desktop workflows and high-throughput pipelines, collaborating on product strategy. Requires proficiency in JavaScript/Next.js, Python, cloud services, and caching/search tools; must work onsite in San Francisco.
35 – 50/hr
On-siteEntry levelFullstack Engineering
Strategic Projects Associate
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Works directly with founding team on high-priority projects in AI dataset development, team management, sales memos, and operations for a frontier AI research lab. Requires strong agency, quick learning, AI interest, and onsite presence in SF.
100k – 125k/yr
On-siteBusiness Operations
Full-Stack Software Engineer
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Builds and scales data infrastructure including web/desktop workflows and high-throughput pipelines using full-stack technologies. Requires proficiency in JavaScript/Next.js, Python, cloud services, and data processing tools like Redis and Elasticsearch.
110k – 220k/yr
On-siteFullstack Engineering
Growth Associate
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Architects and scales automated pipelines for sourcing and recruiting experts to power AI training datasets. Owns talent acquisition, GTM automation, operations, and experiments in a fast-paced startup environment.
80k – 110k/yr
On-siteGrowth Marketing
Strategic Projects Lead
AfterQuerySan Francisco, CA
Leads high-priority strategic projects with founding team, generating AI datasets for top labs, managing expert teams across domains like finance and engineering, and driving company initiatives in product, research, and operations. Requires strong leadership, drive, and AI passion.