Staff FullStack Software Engineer, (Forward Deployed), GPS
Doha, Qatar
Posted 1mo ago
About the job
Scale's International Public Sector team is focused on using AI to address critical challenges facing the public sector globally. As a Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed), you will collaborate directly with public sector counterparts to quickly build full-stack AI applications that solve their most pressing challenges and impact millions of citizens. You will be a key technical strategist, architecting robust AI applications, guiding cloud infrastructure evolution, and directing the development of core platforms. This role involves mentoring staff and bridging the gap between real-world client needs and the core platform by translating lessons learned into reusable patterns.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead technical strategist for public sector engagements, converting ambiguous mission requirements into robust architectural roadmaps and guiding onsite implementation.
- Architect the fundamental frameworks for production-grade AI applications, integrating interactive UIs, backend systems, and AI models.
- Guide the evolution of cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, global scalability, and long-term system integrity.
- Direct the development of core platforms and shared services to solve cross-cutting needs for diverse global client use cases.
- Partner with cross-functional leadership to steer the technical roadmap and mentor staff.
- Translate real-world client lessons into reusable patterns for the engineering team.
Requirements
- Masters or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent deep industry experience in architecting complex, distributed systems.
- 10+ years of full-stack expertise across Python, Node.js, and React.
- Proven track record of designing high-scale architectures on Kubernetes and global cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Expert ability to design and oversee production-grade ecosystems, ensuring system integrity, security, and long-term scalability.
- Extensive experience deploying and troubleshooting sophisticated end-to-end solutions within complex, high-security client environments.
- Self-driven leader capable of resolving extreme ambiguity, mentoring senior staff, and setting technical vision.
- Driver of asynchronous workflows and documentation-first cultures.