Global AI Engineering Manager, Public Sector

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale is seeking a Technical and Strategic Engineering Manager to lead the International Engineering effort for public sector AI applications. You will design, build, and optimize backend services for AI-driven solutions, focusing on agents, evaluation tooling, and automation.

You will mentor engineers, drive delivery, and work cross-functionally with internal teams and external customers. The role requires strong leadership, a track record of shipping at scale, and the ability to turn business

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership, with team-building experience.
• Proven ability to deliver backend services for AI-driven applications.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team and drive technical delivery across global programs.
• Architect and optimize backend services for AI agents, evaluation tooling, and automation.
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering culture and processes.
• Collaborate with product, design, and customers to ship features end-to-end.

Skills

Engineering management

Backend engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Product experience

Mentoring

Tools

AI platforms

APIs

Job description

Scale is seeking a Technical and Strategic Engineering Manager to lead the International Engineering effort for public sector AI applications. You will design, build, and optimize backend services for AI-driven solutions, focusing on agents, evaluation tooling, and automation.

You will mentor engineers, drive delivery, and work cross-functionally with internal teams and external customers. The role requires strong leadership, a track record of shipping at scale, and the ability to turn business