AI Data Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Front Door Defense; New York (NY); On-site; USD 252,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the long-term architecture evolution and lead cross-team initiatives that scale our AI data platform. You will work across CB teams to drive high-impact data operations and ensure reliable, AI-native infrastructure.

Reporting to the Director of Contributor Engineering, you will mentor engineers, guide architecture decisions for scalability and performance, and partner with product and leadership to shape the roadmap while delivering

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-time engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Experience shipping high-quality products at scale.
• Experience with LLMs, vector databases, and AI technologies.
• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript and SQL.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Own long-term architecture evolution and cross-team initiatives to scale the AI data platform.
• Lead platform infrastructure overhaul for sustainability, scalability, and AI-native design.
• Mentor engineers across the team and drive high-impact projects.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to shape roadmap and priorities.
• Own large, ambiguous problem spaces end-to-end across backend, frontend, and ML systems.

Skills

Software leadership

Scale/ship at scale

LLMs / AI technologies

JavaScript/TypeScript

SQL

Kubernetes

Cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Vector databases

Tools

Vector databases

Job description

Scale is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the long-term architecture evolution and lead cross-team initiatives that scale our AI data platform. You will work across CB teams to drive high-impact data operations and ensure reliable, AI-native infrastructure.

Reporting to the Director of Contributor Engineering, you will mentor engineers, guide architecture decisions for scalability and performance, and partner with product and leadership to shape the roadmap while delivering