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Remote | Strategic Project Lead, Coding/SWE — $300,000–$500,000/year

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • 2+ years of experience leading technical projects, data operations, or complex technical workflows
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with automation, technical data pipelines, human data, or AI-training operations is highly relevant

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of coding and software-engineering data pipelines
  • Drive automation across task generation, validation, quality control, and reporting
  • Define clear task specifications for coding and software-engineering work
  • Track pipeline health across quality, average handling time, throughput, and delivery metrics

Key facts

  • Remote from: New York (USA)
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • Project Lead
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Quality Assurance
  • Analytical Skills
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Team Management
  • Decision Making

About the company

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24-MAG

Business Consulting & Services

Company details

IndustryBusiness Consulting & Services
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

We are sharing a full-time opportunity for an experienced Strategic Project Lead with strong expertise in software engineering, technical project leadership, data operations, human data pipelines, quality assurance, and scalable execution to lead coding-data programmes supporting advanced AI model training.

The role will own end-to-end delivery of coding and software-engineering data pipelines, working across technical experts, reviewers, engineering stakeholders, and client-facing teams. The successful candidate will combine strong software-engineering fluency with operational leadership, data-driven decision-making, automation, and disciplined execution across complex technical programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Coding Data Pipeline Ownership

  • Own end-to-end delivery of coding and software-engineering data pipelines
  • Manage programmes from initial requirements through production execution and delivery
  • Ensure alignment across quality, timelines, technical specifications, and stakeholder expectations
  • Identify operational risks and resolve delivery bottlenecks
  • Maintain clear ownership across complex and rapidly evolving workflows

Workflow Automation & Scalable Operations

  • Drive automation across task generation, validation, quality control, and reporting
  • Identify repetitive operational processes suitable for automation
  • Design scalable workflows that reduce manual overhead and improve consistency
  • Improve reliability and throughput across technical data operations
  • Support systems and processes that can scale alongside programme growth

Technical Quality & Evaluation Standards

  • Define clear task specifications for coding and software-engineering work
  • Develop golden samples and reference outputs that establish quality expectations
  • Create and refine review rubrics for consistent technical evaluation
  • Ensure reviewers and contributors apply standards accurately
  • Maintain a high quality bar across human-generated technical data

Pipeline Performance & Analytics

  • Track pipeline health across quality, average handling time, throughput, and delivery metrics
  • Analyse operational data to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities
  • Develop clear reporting around pipeline efficiency and quality
  • Use quantitative evidence to prioritise operational improvements
  • Evaluate the impact of process changes through measurable performance outcomes

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Coordinate across software-engineering experts, reviewers, technical staff, and client-facing teams
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into clear technical specifications and workflows
  • Maintain alignment across contributors with different technical and operational responsibilities
  • Communicate programme status, risks, and priorities clearly
  • Resolve ambiguity and drive decisions in fast-moving environments

Continuous Improvement

  • Incorporate client feedback, audit findings, and performance data into programme improvements
  • Identify recurring failure patterns and develop systemic solutions
  • Improve quality-control processes as project requirements evolve
  • Refine operational standards based on real-world pipeline performance
  • Build repeatable practices that strengthen future technical-data programmes

Ideal Profile

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • Strong understanding of software-engineering and coding fundamentals
  • 2+ years of experience leading technical projects, data operations, or complex technical workflows
  • Demonstrated leadership and team-management capability
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience using operational and quality metrics to drive improvements
  • Ability to translate client requirements into clear technical specifications
  • Strong understanding of scalable workflow and process design
  • Excellent stakeholder-management and written communication skills
  • Comfortable collaborating across technical, operational, and client-facing teams
  • Strong ownership mindset and ability to operate effectively under ambiguity
  • Experience with automation, technical data pipelines, human data, or AI-training operations is highly relevant

Engagement Details

  • Full-time engagement
  • Fully remote
  • Base compensation: $300,000–$500,000/year
  • Work will involve coding-data pipeline leadership, technical operations, workflow automation, quality assurance, rubric development, and programme analytics
  • Strong software-engineering fluency and operational leadership are central to this role
  • Responsibilities will include coordination across technical experts, reviewers, internal teams, and external stakeholders
  • Pipeline priorities, delivery requirements, and technical specifications may evolve based on programme and client needs

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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