Scrum Master Expert - Remote Agile Contract
Listing checked September 22, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery hires a Scrum Master Expert to create the agile delivery scenarios that frontier AI labs use to test model judgment. You will work as a contract contributor, remote and async, with at least 10 hours each week. The role centers on scrum practice, agile delivery judgment, and the team dynamics that determine whether advice helps or hurts a software group. Pay runs from $70 to $110 per hour, with Stripe payouts each week.
What You'll Do5
- 1Write realistic agile delivery scenarios that cover sprint planning, daily coordination, sprint review, and retrospective sessions.
- 2Create reference answers that explain the facilitation reasoning behind each scrum master intervention.
- 3Assess model responses for agile soundness and for awareness of team dynamics.
- 4Mark advice that sounds textbook correct but would damage morale or delivery on a real software team.
- 5Document your grading logic in clear written English so other reviewers can follow your decisions.
Requirements8
- 12+ years as a scrum master or agile delivery lead for software teams.
- 2Direct experience facilitating the full ceremony cycle, from planning through retrospectives.
- 3Depth in backlog management, impediment removal, and team coaching.
- 4Clear written English for documenting facilitation choices and coaching rationale.
- 5Availability for at least 10 hours of work each week.
- 6Preferred: CSM, PSM, or SAFe certification.
- 7Preferred: history coaching several teams or scaling agile practices.
- 8Preferred: background as a developer, tester, or product owner.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate has spent at least two years as a scrum master or agile delivery lead on software teams and can explain why a facilitation move worked, not just what happened. You should be able to write reference answers in plain English, because the work involves documenting the reasoning behind each intervention. People who ran ceremonies without coaching teams or removing blockers will struggle here. A common reason candidates score low is giving generic agile advice that ignores real team dynamics. Another is failing to show how they handled a specific impediment or retrospective conflict.
Salary Insight
The listing pays $70 to $110 per hour, with Stripe payments each week. That band sits at the higher end for contract scrum master work, and it matches contributors who bring coaching depth plus clear written reasoning. The 10-hour weekly minimum leaves room to take on other clients or projects.
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Lead with a concrete example from one full ceremony cycle: name the team, the sprint goal, the blocker you removed, and the coaching move you made. Add a short writing sample that walks through a retrospective you facilitated and the reasoning behind your questions. That evidence helps reviewers see fit for a role that grades agile delivery judgment and written clarity.
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