Domain: Optics / Photonics / Electromagnetics Experience: 1-3 years Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD Candidates who meet the requirements and provide the requested materials will be prioritized for review. As part of this process, we conduct thorough background checks. Please apply only if you meet these requirements. Candidates who meet fewer than 70% of the stated qualifications may be flagged for misrepresenting their professional experience, which could affect eligibility for future project staffing. Why Apply Work directly on frontier AI research problems in your area of deep expertise Fully remote, flexible, asynchronous, fits around existing work Competitive hourly compensation at $100 an hour, with milestone bonuses for consistent high quality work

Responsibilities

Design realistic technical scenarios and problem sets within your track Author expert-level reference solutions and grading rubrics Evaluate submitted solutions for correctness, depth, and domain judgment

Required Qualifications

Hands-on experience building or validating computational models of optical, photonic, electromagnetic, RF, or communications systems Working proficiency with a named simulation tool such as Lumerical, Zemax, Code V, RSoft, COMSOL, Ansys HFSS, CST, Meep, or Tidy3D Currently or recently active in the field, hands-on rather than purely academic-adjacent Comfortable with independent, asynchronous, remote work

Preferred Qualifications

Prior research publication record, open-source contributions, or recognized work product in optics or photonics Experience evaluating, reviewing, or grading others' technical work (peer review, code review, grading, editing) Track-specific bonus signal: integrated photonics and PIC design, metasurfaces and nanophotonics, antenna and RF systems, fiber optic communications, or DSP and wireless PHY

Company Description

AfterQuery is a research lab investigating the boundaries of artificial intelligence through novel datasets and experimentation. We're backed by top investors, including Y Combinator and Box Group, and support all leading AI labs.