Forward-Deployed AI Full-Stack Engineer for Public Sector

scaleai; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale AI is hiring a Forward Deployed Full Stack Software Engineer to collaborate with public sector partners. You will architect and deliver production-grade AI applications, blending frontend UIs, backend services, and model integrations at scale to solve high-impact public challenges.

You will lead technical strategy, design scalable cloud infrastructures, mentor engineers, and shape a cohesive architecture across global deployments, ensuring security and reliability.

Qualifications

• 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, with a proven track record of designing high-scale architectures on Kubernetes and global cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure/GCP).

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, setting the gold standard for how interactive UIs, backend systems, and AI models are integrated at scale to deliver reliable outcomes.
• Guide the evolution of cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, global scalability, and long-term system integrity across all environments.
• Direct the development of core platforms and shared services, ensuring they solve cross-cutting needs for diverse global client use cases.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to steer the technical roadmap, mentoring senior and junior staff and ensuring all products align with a cohesive, future-proof technical architecture.
• Bridge the gap between the field and the core platform by turning real-world client lessons into reusable patterns that power the entire engineering team.

Skills

Full-stack

Python

Node.js

React

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Distributed systems

Leadership

LLM solutions

Documentation

Education

Masters or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

Scale AI is hiring a Forward Deployed Full Stack Software Engineer to collaborate with public sector partners. You will architect and deliver production-grade AI applications, blending frontend UIs, backend services, and model integrations at scale to solve high-impact public challenges.

You will lead technical strategy, design scalable cloud infrastructures, mentor engineers, and shape a cohesive architecture across global deployments, ensuring security and reliability.