Strategic Project Lead – Software Engineering

We are looking for a Strategic Project Lead – Software Engineering with strong hands-on experience in Python to support and modernize data platforms for a healthcare technology environment.

What Does Day-to-Day Look Like?

· Own end-to-end delivery across scope, timelines, quality, throughput, contributor performance, and cost.

· Design and manage workflows for coding datasets, agentic trajectories, RL environments, benchmarks, and rubric-based evaluations.

· Identify operational bottlenecks and improve workflows through better instructions, sequencing, incentives, review systems, and capacity planning.

· Define contributor requirements and partner with talent teams to source, assess, onboard, train, and ramp distributed software engineers.

· Build team-lead and reviewer structures for programs involving 100–1,000+ contributors.

· Own quality-control systems, analyze datasets for trends and systematic errors, and address root causes.

· Act as the primary customer contact for AI labs, communicating progress, risks, quality trends, and recovery plans.

· Translate research objectives into practical task specifications and push back when requirements may not produce the intended signal.

· Use Python, SQL, or similar tools to automate quality sampling, defect analysis, throughput reporting, and operational reviews.

· Convert successful workflows into reusable playbooks, quality controls, evaluation assets, and contributor-management systems.

· Share operational learnings and mentor other program leads.

Requirements

· Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs in software engineering, technical program management, consulting, finance, startups, operations, or a similar environment.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify bottlenecks, define meaningful metrics, and improve production performance.

· Experience managing distributed teams, contributor networks, marketplaces, or large-scale technical operations.

· Strong customer-facing communication skills, including the ability to manage expectations, communicate risks, and build long-term client relationships.

· Ability to read and review code, understand test suites, and independently assess technical work in languages such as Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go

Interested candidate please share your resume to [email protected]

Pay: Up to ₹150,000.00 per month

Experience:

• Python: 6 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote