Professional Engineer Expert

AfterQuery builds the expert evaluation data that frontier AI labs use to measure and improve their models. We're hiring licensed professional engineers as contractors to author and grade the design and review scenarios those evaluations run on.

What you'll actually do

• Author realistic engineering scenarios, from design through review and approval
• Write reference answers with the code and safety reasoning behind each decision
• Grade model output for technical accuracy and code compliance
• Flag designs that read plausible but would not meet code or safety standards

Who this is for

• Engineers with an active PE license in at least one US state
• Practitioners with at least 2 years of professional practice in their discipline
• Engineers with design review and responsible charge experience
• Clear writers who can document the reasoning behind an engineering decision

Contract and pay

• $105 to $190/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.
• Fully remote, fully async. No fixed hours.
• Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.
• No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.
• Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches.

How our hiring process works

1. Apply at /apply/professional-engineer-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.
2. Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.
3. Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.
4. Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.
5. Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding.

About AfterQuery

AfterQuery is an expert data lab. We build the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and can't do in real professional work. Our contributors are practicing professionals, not annotators, and the work is credited, reviewed, and paid at professional rates.

Responsibilities

• Author realistic engineering scenarios from design through review and approval
• Write reference answers with the code and safety reasoning behind each decision
• Grade model output for technical accuracy and code compliance
• Flag designs that read plausible but would not meet code or safety standards

Requirements

• Active PE license in at least one US state
• 2+ years of professional practice in your engineering discipline
• Experience with design review and responsible charge of engineering work
• Clear written English for documenting engineering reasoning
• Able to commit at least 10 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

• PE licenses in more than one state
• Plan review, permitting, or expert witness experience
• Depth across multiple disciplines such as civil, mechanical, or electrical

Why Apply

• $105 to $190/hr, paid weekly via Stripe
• 100% remote and fully async
• Shape how frontier models reason about licensed engineering work
• Ongoing project work with hours you set each week