> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3030560-manager-coder-fellows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3030560-manager-coder-fellows). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Coder Fellows - **Company:** Snorkel AI - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $250,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Model Validation - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-manager-coder-fellows-snorkel-ai-10141825 ## About the Role * 3+ years of experience in software engineering, technical leadership, or a related environment, including direct management of programmers or software engineers. * A computer-science degree is not required. Experience with AI/ML development, model evaluation, annotation, data quality, or technical-content production is helpful. * Demonstrated experience hiring, onboarding, coaching, conducting performance reviews, delivering actionable feedback, and handling difficult conversations. * Experience managing people across multiple projects, clients, teams, or changing assignments. * Experience in a consultancy, software agency, contract engineering shop, professional-services organization, staff-augmentation model, or similar distributed environment is strongly preferred. * Enough technical depth to read and discuss code and pull requests, assess engineering judgment, and understand core software-development practices. * Ability to evaluate performance thoughtfully rather than relying on throughput, ticket volume, or other simple metrics. * Strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment, discretion, empathy, and a collaborative, low-ego approach. ## Description Coding Fellows create high-quality technical content used to train and evaluate AI systems. Depending on the project and each Fellow's strengths, their work may include writing and reviewing code, opening pull requests, creating annotations or documentation, improving others' work, and coaching peers. We are looking for a leader to directly manage a portfolio of Fellows who may contribute across multiple projects over time. Project delivery teams own day-to-day tasks, priorities, and outcomes; this role owns the people-management layer across projects, including expectations, performance, support, development, administration, and a fair, consolidated view of each Fellow's contribution. This is a people-first role. You should have enough technical depth to understand and discuss Fellow work, but you will not be the day-to-day technical lead or approver for every project., Review representative work, including code, pull requests, reviews, annotations, documentation, and commentary, to understand quality and development needs. Partner with delivery and quality leads to identify recurring issues and distinguish individual performance concerns from unclear requirements, insufficient context, or process gaps. Partner with project delivery teams Create effective feedback loops with project managers, technical leads, reviewers, and other delivery partners. Establish clear expectations when Fellows join projects, preserve context during transitions, surface assignment mismatches or blockers, and resolve conflicts with fairness and discretion. Coach growth and strengthen the program Hold regular career conversations and help Fellows grow as individual contributors, reviewers, quality specialists, coaches, or mentors. Use contextualized metrics to monitor quality, throughput, reliability, team health, and retention; improve feedback and calibration processes; and contribute to hiring and workforce planning as the program scales. What this role owns-and does not own You own: Fellow support, people administration, performance expectations, consolidated feedback, performance reviews, coaching, development, and long-term success. Project delivery teams own: day-to-day task assignment, project-specific priorities, delivery plans, immediate deliverable acceptance, and project execution. You will work closely with delivery teams, but you will not run every stand-up, manage every task, or assess performance using raw activity metrics alone., * Coding Fellows understand expectations, receive consistent support, and trust their manager. * Performance reviews reflect evidence across projects-not a single assignment or raw activity metric. * Delivery teams provide timely, specific feedback and know how to partner with the Coding Fellows Manager. * Strong work is recognized, growth is visible, and performance concerns are addressed early. * Fellows transition between projects with clear context and continuous support. * The program improves quality, throughput, collaboration, communication, and retention without compromising fairness or the quality of the work. ## Related Videos - [Introduction to Responsible AI: Balancing Value and Risk](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1972-introduction-to-responsible-ai-balancing-value-and-risk) - [The Avengers Initiative (Practical Ethics for Software Engineers)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2070-the-avengers-initiative-practical-ethics-for-software-engineers) - [Edit Your Future: Queerverse Radical AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/909-edit-your-future-queerverse-radical-ai) - [Hiring AI Native Talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100268-hiring-ai-native-talents) - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [Building Trustworthy AI in Industry: Beyond Traditional Cybersecurity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1948-building-trustworthy-ai-in-industry-beyond-traditional-cybersecurity) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)