Scale AI
Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Scale AI, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Overview
Scale's public sector business is rapidly expanding, driven by our AI-powered decision-making platform and data labeling services for the Federal government and its customers. We are delivering advanced, mission-ready AI capabilities and seeking a hands-on Mission Engineering Manager to lead our mission software engineering team and field engineers in delivering our capabilities to customers. This role requires a deep understanding of the Federal government and its customers. As a Mission Engineering Manager at Scale, you will balance technical product planning in the context of customer engagements, coding, and managing a growing team (6-8 engineers). Your responsibilities include hiring, training, and leading a high-performing engineering team, ensuring successful outcomes for our public sector customers. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship, drive engineering productivity, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute to drive value for our customers. You will navigate complex public sector compliance requirements, tailor our capabilities to customer requirements, and develop integrations with legacy federal information systems to deliver real impact for mission owners. This role requires someone with a TS/SCI clearance who can commute to our DC office twice a week, travel to customer sites, and attend events. If you have a strong engineering background, experience delivering software in customer environments, and a passion for AI technologies in the public sector, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of Scale AI's Federal business. Responsibilities
50% Software engineering - customer technical requirement elicitation, technical product planning, and coding 50% Managing a growing team Recruit a high-performing engineering team Drive engineering productivity. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a team of researchers and engineers working on Generative AI projects Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver on customer requirements Navigate and deliver outcomes while navigating complex public sector compliance requirements and frameworks Design and implement software solutions for Federal customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable real impact for mission owners Provide technical leadership for customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI's Federal business, shaping the future direction of offerings An active TS/SCI clearance Qualifications
4+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation 2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experience and has managed an engineering team Extensive experience in software development Experience in Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community software development Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups Excitement to work with AI technologies and their applications for the public sector Strong track record as an individual contributor Experience mentoring and leading teams in successful projects Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Nice to have
Deep technical knowledge of Software Development, willing to dive deep to solve problems with the team Experience with AI platforms and technologies, including generative models and LLMs Experience in government or government-facing technology roles Experience with cloud-native technologies, full stack development, data engineering, and MLOps infrastructure Compensation and Benefits
Compensation packages include base salary, equity, and benefits. The salary range for the Washington DC location is $219,420 $263,304 USD. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. This role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend. PLEASE NOTE: Our policy may require a waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants. About Us
At Scale, we believe the transition from traditional software to AI is a major shift. Our mission is to accelerate this transition across industries. Our products power leading LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, government agencies such as the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate AI applications. Scale is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, contact accommodations@scale.com. We comply with the Pay Transparency provision and other applicable laws. We may collect and use personal data for recruitment purposes in accordance with our privacy policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Scale's public sector business is rapidly expanding, driven by our AI-powered decision-making platform and data labeling services for the Federal government and its customers. We are delivering advanced, mission-ready AI capabilities and seeking a hands-on Mission Engineering Manager to lead our mission software engineering team and field engineers in delivering our capabilities to customers. This role requires a deep understanding of the Federal government and its customers. As a Mission Engineering Manager at Scale, you will balance technical product planning in the context of customer engagements, coding, and managing a growing team (6-8 engineers). Your responsibilities include hiring, training, and leading a high-performing engineering team, ensuring successful outcomes for our public sector customers. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship, drive engineering productivity, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute to drive value for our customers. You will navigate complex public sector compliance requirements, tailor our capabilities to customer requirements, and develop integrations with legacy federal information systems to deliver real impact for mission owners. This role requires someone with a TS/SCI clearance who can commute to our DC office twice a week, travel to customer sites, and attend events. If you have a strong engineering background, experience delivering software in customer environments, and a passion for AI technologies in the public sector, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of Scale AI's Federal business. Responsibilities
50% Software engineering - customer technical requirement elicitation, technical product planning, and coding 50% Managing a growing team Recruit a high-performing engineering team Drive engineering productivity. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a team of researchers and engineers working on Generative AI projects Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver on customer requirements Navigate and deliver outcomes while navigating complex public sector compliance requirements and frameworks Design and implement software solutions for Federal customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable real impact for mission owners Provide technical leadership for customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI's Federal business, shaping the future direction of offerings An active TS/SCI clearance Qualifications
4+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation 2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experience and has managed an engineering team Extensive experience in software development Experience in Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community software development Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups Excitement to work with AI technologies and their applications for the public sector Strong track record as an individual contributor Experience mentoring and leading teams in successful projects Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Nice to have
Deep technical knowledge of Software Development, willing to dive deep to solve problems with the team Experience with AI platforms and technologies, including generative models and LLMs Experience in government or government-facing technology roles Experience with cloud-native technologies, full stack development, data engineering, and MLOps infrastructure Compensation and Benefits
Compensation packages include base salary, equity, and benefits. The salary range for the Washington DC location is $219,420 $263,304 USD. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. This role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend. PLEASE NOTE: Our policy may require a waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants. About Us
At Scale, we believe the transition from traditional software to AI is a major shift. Our mission is to accelerate this transition across industries. Our products power leading LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, government agencies such as the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate AI applications. Scale is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, contact accommodations@scale.com. We comply with the Pay Transparency provision and other applicable laws. We may collect and use personal data for recruitment purposes in accordance with our privacy policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr