First QC Lead for AI Training Data | Equity

Oxbow Talent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Oxbow Talent seeks a Quality Control Lead for AI training data in San Francisco. You will own the QC process for complex datasets used to train frontier AI models, building the function from the ground up and partnering with the Head of Operations.

You will design QC frameworks, set KPIs, and implement automated tools in collaboration with data ops and infrastructure teams. Significant ownership and rapid growth await.

Qualifications

• 2-10 years of experience across software engineering, data science, machine learning or technical data operations.
• Significant hands-on experience owning or leading quality assurance or quality control within a technical or data-driven environment.
• Strong ability to review, debug and evaluate technical datasets, code or complex structured information.
• Experience developing quality processes, identifying systemic issues and implementing improvements.
• Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment with significant ownership and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Own the final quality checkpoint for AI training datasets including code, reasoning data and reinforcement learning trajectories.
• Design and implement QC frameworks, audit processes, grading rubrics and evaluation criteria.
• Build the quality control function from scratch, establishing scalable processes and best practices.
• Identify recurring data quality issues and work with technical teams to resolve root causes.
• Collaborate with infrastructure engineers to develop automated QC tools and workflows using Python and modern AI development tools.
• Define and monitor quality KPIs including error rates, accuracy metrics and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with internal data operations and delivery teams to maintain exceptional quality standards.

Skills

Quality assurance

Python

Data analysis

Code review

Quality processes

Tools

AI development tools

Job description

Oxbow Talent seeks a Quality Control Lead for AI training data in San Francisco. You will own the QC process for complex datasets used to train frontier AI models, building the function from the ground up and partnering with the Head of Operations.

You will design QC frameworks, set KPIs, and implement automated tools in collaboration with data ops and infrastructure teams. Significant ownership and rapid growth await.