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Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector

Scale's Public Sector engineering team builds agentic capabilities and the core systems needed to ingest, process, and present federal datasets for real-time decision-making in contested environments. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of vertical features and horizontal capabilities—such as agentic guardrails, explainability, data retrieval optimization, and fleet orchestration—mentor engineers, and communicate technical trade-offs to senior government and executive stakeholders.

Skills

  • Full-stack development across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure
  • Cloud-native development and deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Data engineering: ETL, data pipelines, data modeling and governance
  • Integration of LLMs and agentic workflows (RAG, prompt engineering, agent orchestration)
  • Performance, reliability, and observability at scale
  • Secure system design for multi-classification environments
  • Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership

Responsibilities

  • Orchestrate cross-team implementation of vertical features and horizontal capabilities to ensure architectural consistency across the Federal engineering team.
  • Define technical strategy for agentic guardrails, explainability, and fleet orchestration.
  • Design and oversee systems to ingest, normalize, and serve federal datasets supporting real-time decision-making.
  • Ensure system reliability, performance, and secure operation across multiple security classifications and network types.
  • Mentor and guide engineers on requirement definition, stakeholder acceptance criteria, and implementation trade-offs.
  • Communicate high-level technical trade-offs and implementation plans to senior government stakeholders and Scale leadership.
  • Influence long-term product strategy and technical roadmap for the Federal business unit.
  • Consult on architecture for AI-powered solutions in large-scale federal contracts and participate in technical proposal activities as needed.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred but not required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits (401k or equivalent)
  • Equity-based compensation (subject to Board approval)
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Generous paid time off
  • Potential commuter stipend (location-dependent)
  • Other standard employee benefits and accommodations
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