Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Mission Software Engineer to join our dynamic Federal Engineering team. As a part of this team, you will play a critical role in supporting Scale's government customers by scoping and developing onsite solutions. Our scalable, high-performance platform is the foundation for these customer solutions, and your expertise will be instrumental in designing and implementing systems that can handle interactions with existing customer systems to help our products integrate into existing customer workflows.

You could be just the right applicant for this job Read all associated information and make sure to apply. You will:

Work directly with customers to understand their problems and translate those into features in Scale's platform.

Be open to >50% travel or relocation to a key customer geographic location.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions, ensuring they meet the unique needs of government agencies operating in secure environments.

Implement end-to-end data integrations, syncing customer's data to Scale's platform and back.

Deploy and maintain Scale software at customer sites.

Develop customer requested features and work closely with them to ensure that they win customer love.

Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions.

Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions.

This role will require an active TS/SCI security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Ideally you have:

Track record of success as a hybrid customer facing engineer, forward deployed software engineer, and ability to quickly adapt to different roles.

Prior experience developing with Python and JavaScript, or other modern software languages. Familiarity with Node and React is a plus.

Cloud-Native Technologies: Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience in developing and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment. Understanding of containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus.

Linux experience: Understanding of shell scripting, operating systems, etc.

Networking experience: Understanding of networking technologies, configuration (ports, protocols, etc).

Data Engineering: Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and experience in building data pipelines to integrate and process diverse data sources. Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance principles.

Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex challenges and devise effective solutions. Ability to think critically, identify root causes, and propose innovative approaches to overcome technical obstacles.

Compensation and Benefits: At Scale, compensation packages for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries, determined by work location and additional factors such as skills, experience, and education. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity-based compensation, subject to Board approval. You can learn more about specific salary ranges during the hiring process. Benefits include health, dental, vision, retirement, a learning stipend, PTO, and potentially additional benefits like a commuter stipend.

Salary ranges vary by location, for example:

San Francisco, New York, Seattle: $184,000 — $292,560 USD

Washington DC, Texas, Colorado: $165,600 — $263,304 USD

St. Louis: $138,000 — $219,420 USD

Honolulu, Hawaii: $138,000 — $219,420 USD

Additional Notes: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, providing reasonable accommodations during the application process. For more info, see our privacy policy and legal notices.

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