Strategic Projects Lead, Coding

India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-29 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead multi-week to multi-month coding data initiatives for frontier AI labs, managing SWE Fellows and delivering high-quality code assessments and annotations.

Role type

Senior IC strategic projects lead (coding data operations)

Builds

Coding data programs, technical evaluation workflows, and SWE Talent Bench assessments for AI model training

Domain

AI/ML data operations, workforce management, model evaluation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, TypeScript/Node, SQL, unit testing, CI/CD, version control, rubric design, QA automation, stakeholder management, data analysis

Preferred skills

AI/ML background, experience in data labeling or model evaluation, high-growth startup experience (via careerplan.io/jobs/1f996bb7-53b5-4150-be1e-4bdf183b83dc-strategic-projects-lead-coding-at-handshake)

Technologies

Python, TypeScript, SQL

Responsibilities

Design and run technical screens (take-homes, live coding), create rubrics and audit processes for code quality, build scripts/infrastructure to automate QA and reporting, coordinate SWE Fellows through the full delivery lifecycle

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Handshake

International Trade and Development1Valencia, ESFounded 2013

Handshake specializes in bringing European retail brands and franchises to India. With presence in both countries and by teaming up with key local partners, we assist our clients in gaining broad exposure to the Indian retail market via : Business intelligence for international retail brands and franchises Retail brand Representation and Negotiation Local Partner Search & Matchmaking Export Management of Branded Stock & Private label Fashion For further information on our product categories or other business development queries, please write to us at : [email protected]