Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, (Forward Deployed), GPS

Scale AI; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Full Stack Software Engineer to collaborate directly with public sector counterparts. You will rapidly build full‑stack AI applications and deliver high‑impact solutions for citizens by turning requirements into robust architectures.

You’ll lead technical strategy, design production-grade ecosystems, and guide secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across global environments while mentoring teams and shaping the tech roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-stack engineering experience across Python, Node.js and React.
• Experience designing high-scale architectures on Kubernetes and global cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven ability to lead technical strategy and mentoring within public-sector engagements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead technical strategist for public sector engagements, translating requirements into architectural roadmaps.
• Architect production-grade AI apps and integrate UI, backend, and models at scale.
• Guide cloud infrastructure evolution for security, global scalability and long-term integrity.
• Direct development of core platforms and shared services for diverse global client use cases.
• Mentor senior and junior staff and align products with a cohesive architecture.

Skills

Full-stack expertise

Kubernetes & Cloud Infra

Architecting distributed systems

LLM-driven solutions

Leadership & mentoring

Async workflows & docs

Education

Masters or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Scale’s rapidly growing Global Public Sector team is focused on using AI to address critical challenges facing the public sector around the world. Our core work consists of:

• Creating custom AI applications that will impact millions of citizens
• Generating high-quality training data for custom LLMs
• Upskilling and advisory services to spread the impact of AI

As a Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed), you’ll collaborate directly with public sector counterparts to quickly build full-stack, AI applications, to solve their most pressing challenges and achieve meaningful impact for citizens.

At Scale, we’re not just building AI solutions—we’re enabling the public sector to transform their operations and better serve citizens through cutting-edge technology. If you’re ready to shape the future of AI in the public sector and be a founding member of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

You will:

• 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 the reusable patterns that power the entire engineering team.

Ideally you’d have:

• 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).
• Expert ability to design and oversee production-grade ecosystems, ensuring world-class standards for system integrity, security, and long-term scalability.
• Extensive experience deploying and troubleshooting sophisticated end-to-end solutions directly within complex, high-security client environments.
• Proven track record of building LLM-driven solutions with the strategic foresight to anticipate landscape shifts and architect future-proof systems.
• A self-driven leader capable of resolving extreme ambiguity, mentoring senior staff, and setting the technical vision for the organization.
• A driver of asynchronous workflows and documentation-first cultures to streamline global engineering velocity and reduce friction.

Nice to haves:

• Past experience working at a startup as a CTO or founding engineer or in a forward deployed engineer / dedicated customer engineer role.
• Experience working cross functionally with operations.
• Proficient in Arabic.

PLEASE NOTE:Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst& Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

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