Public Sector Forward-Deployed Software Engineer

Scale AI, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Learning & development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI, Inc. in the United States is seeking a hybrid, customer-facing engineer on the Public Sector team. You’ll embed with government customers to understand missions, own delivery from prototype to production, and ship software used in critical missions.

You’ll build robust backend systems and data integrations to connect customer environments to Scale's platform, collaborating with product to feed field signals into the roadmap while guiding adoption with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering, ideally in customer-facing or government contexts.
• Proficient in Python and TypeScript.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containers, Linux, and networking fundamentals.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and make sound trade-offs under pressure.
• An active TS/SCI clearance, or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Embed with government customers to understand their mission, scope the problem, and turn it into working software.
• Own delivery end-to-end: design, build, deploy, and maintain solutions at customer sites, from prototype to production.
• Build robust backend systems and data integrations that connect customer environments to Scale's platform and back.
• Partner with product and engineering to feed field signals back into the roadmap, so patterns become capabilities for the team.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for customer stakeholders, guiding adoption and maximizing mission impact.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Linux

Networking fundamentals

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Node

React

Job description

Scale AI, Inc. in the United States is seeking a hybrid, customer-facing engineer on the Public Sector team. You’ll embed with government customers to understand missions, own delivery from prototype to production, and ship software used in critical missions.

You’ll build robust backend systems and data integrations to connect customer environments to Scale's platform, collaborating with product to feed field signals into the roadmap while guiding adoption with stakeholders.