Software Engineer, Frontier AI InfrastructureActive$46K–$183K

The opportunity

Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure to join our dynamic Public Sector Engineering team. As a part of this team, you will own the model inference layer - enabling state of the art models, debugging the latest AI tools,…

What you'll do

  • Design and implement secure scalable backend systems for Public Sector: customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure.

  • Own services or systems and define their long-term health goals, while also: improving the health of surrounding components

  • Re-architect the stack to run in compliant or restrictive environments. This: requires designing swappable components (auth, storage, logging) to meet government/security mandates without breaking the product.

  • You will work with Product to build integration tests that catch issues: early, shifting the focus from "infra-only debugging" to preventing failures upstream.

  • Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with: stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions.

  • Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI's Public: Sector business, playing a key role in shaping the future direction of our offerings.

What they're looking for

  • At least an active secret clearance and the ability & willingness to up level: to TS/SCI with CI Poly. This is a requirement and candidates will not be considered who do not hold at least a secret clearance
  • Full Stack Development: Proficiency in both front-end and back-end development, including experience with modern web development frameworks, programming languages, and databases. Experience with developing & delivering software to air-gapped & isolated environments is a plus.
  • Cloud-Native Technologies: Understanding of containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) is desired. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience in developing and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment.
  • Security Focused: Experience with Federal Compliance frameworks, and requirements(e.g, Cloud SRG, FedRAMP, STIG Benchmarks, etc). Experience developing software & technical solutions that meet strict security & regulatory compliance requirements.