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Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector

AI summary of the role

Senior Software Engineer on Scale's Public Sector team, building core backend systems and agentic capabilities for federal customers.

What you’ll do

  • Lead design and implementation of scalable backend systems and distributed architectures for Federal customers
  • Manage full lifecycle of feature development from requirement definition to deployment on classified networks
  • Direct orchestration of asynchronous agent fleets to meet mission requirements
  • Lead customer engagements to translate mission needs into technical requirements

What you’ll bring

  • Full Stack Development: proficiency in front-end, back-end development and infrastructure, modern web frameworks, programming languages, and databases
  • Cloud-Native Technologies: familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP, containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Data Engineering: knowledge of ETL processes, building data pipelines, data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance
  • AI Application Integration: familiarity with LLMs, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, RAG, and agent orchestration

Technologies

AWS · Azure · GCP · Docker · Kubernetes · LLMs · RAG · ETL · agent orchestration · classified networks

About Scale AI

Data, evals, and GenAI platform for frontier labs, enterprises, and governments — the picks-and-shovels layer for production AI.

Series G

Source and classification

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The Public Sector software engineers (SWEs) create the core product building blocks forward-deployed teams use to develop agentic capabilities that function across multiple domains. SWEs responsibilities include building the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets to support real-time decision-making in contested environments. We develop novel agentic enabling capabilities that includes: Create multi-layered guardrails around agents Optimize data retrieval for agents Orchestrate fleets of asynchronous agents Automatically alerts users to deviations in data Illustrating how an agent reached a decision As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the development of a vertical feature or a horizontal capability to include defining requirements with stakeholders and implementation until it is accepted by the stakeholders. You will: Lead the design and implementation
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The Public Sector software engineers (SWEs) create the core product building blocks forward-deployed teams use to develop agentic capabilities that function across multiple domains. SWEs responsibilities include building the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets to support real-time decision-making in contested environments. We develop novel agentic enabling capabilities that includes: Create multi-layered guardrails around agents Optimize data retrieval for agents Orchestrate fleets of asynchronous agents Automatically alerts users to deviations in data Illustrating how an agent reached a decision As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the development of a vertical feature or a horizontal capability to include defining requirements with stakeholders and implementation until it is accepted by the stakeholders. You will: 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 the communication with stakeholders to ensure implementation meets defined acceptance criteria. Conduct technical reviews and ident [... source excerpt omitted ...] me technical obstacles Collaboration and Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers. Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and foster a collaborative work environment Adaptability and Learning Agility: Willingness to embrace new technologies, learn new skills, and adapt to defining and evolving project requirements. Ability to quickly grasp and apply new concepts and stay up-to-date with emerging trends in software engineering Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displaye [... source excerpt omitted ...] sive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a le

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