Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector

$162k - $311k San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC

Posted 2mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer

About the job

Scale is seeking Senior Software Engineers to join our Public Sector team. You will build core product components that enable forward-deployed teams to develop agentic capabilities across multiple domains. This involves creating systems to ingest and process federal datasets for real-time decision-making in challenging environments. You will lead the development of new agentic capabilities, including multi-layered guardrails, optimized data retrieval, orchestration of asynchronous agents, automated deviation alerts, and decision-path illustration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems and distributed architectures for Federal customers.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of feature development from requirement definition to deployment on classified networks.
  • Direct the orchestration of asynchronous agent fleets to meet mission requirements.
  • Lead customer engagements to translate mission needs into technical requirements.
  • Own communication with stakeholders to ensure implementation meets defined acceptance criteria.
  • Conduct technical reviews and identify risks within machine learning infrastructure and model serving.
  • Drive the platform roadmap by providing technical specifications for Federal product offerings.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in full-stack development, including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure.
  • Experience with modern web development frameworks, programming languages, and databases.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native environments.
  • Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Knowledge of ETL processes and experience building data pipelines.
  • Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance principles.
  • Familiarity with integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and building agentic workflows.
  • Understanding of prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent orchestration is beneficial.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Willingness to embrace new technologies and adapt to evolving project requirements.

Benefits

  • Base salary
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Generous PTO
  • Commuter stipend

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