Public Sector Forward-Deployed Software Engineer

Scale AI, Inc.; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity opportunities

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Scale AI, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer for a hybrid, customer-facing role on the Public Sector Engineering team. You will embed with U.S.

government customers, own delivery end-to-end from prototype to production, and build robust backend systems that connect customer environments to Scale's platform. Expect fast-paced, impactful work with significant on-site collaboration. Required 5+ years in software engineering, strong Python and TypeScript, cloud platforms, containers,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in customer-facing or government contexts.
• Strong production coding in Python and TypeScript.
• Comfort 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.
• Active TS/SCI clearance, or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Linux

Networking

TS/SCI clearance

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Node

React

Job description

Scale AI, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer for a hybrid, customer-facing role on the Public Sector Engineering team. You will embed with U.S.

government customers, own delivery end-to-end from prototype to production, and build robust backend systems that connect customer environments to Scale's platform. Expect fast-paced, impactful work with significant on-site collaboration. Required 5+ years in software engineering, strong Python and TypeScript, cloud platforms, containers,