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Senior Software Engineer

Scale builds full‑stack AI infrastructure and high‑quality data products used by enterprises and government agencies. The Public Sector team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable backend systems, data pipelines, and agent orchestration capabilities for federal customers and classified environments.

Skills

  • Full‑stack development across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure
  • Cloud‑native development and deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Data engineering: ETL, pipelines, data modeling and governance
  • AI integration: LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, agent orchestration
  • Designing distributed, low-latency systems and real-time data flows
  • Security and operational knowledge for classified or regulated environments
  • Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of scalable backend systems and distributed architectures for Federal customers
  • Manage full lifecycle of feature development from requirements to deployment on classified networks
  • Orchestrate fleets of asynchronous agents to meet mission requirements
  • Lead customer engagements to translate mission needs into technical requirements and acceptance criteria
  • Communicate with stakeholders and own acceptance of delivered capabilities
  • Conduct technical reviews and identify risks within ML infrastructure and model serving
  • Drive platform roadmap by providing technical specifications for Federal product offerings

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in CS, AI, or related discipline preferred
  • Ability to obtain required clearances or work on classified networks as needed

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits (401k) and equity-based compensation for eligible roles
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Generous paid time off
  • Commuter stipend (where eligible) and other location-specific benefits
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