Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector

Overview

Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Mission Software Engineer to join our Federal Engineering team. You will support 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 integrate with existing customer workflows.

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.

Ideal qualifications

• 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 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

Compensation packages at Scale include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries, determined by work location and other factors. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity-based compensation, subject to Board approval. Your recruiter can share more about the salary range for your location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the role is eligible for equity grant. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO; additional benefits such as a commuter stipend may apply.

About the job location and equal opportunity

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