Senior Data Engineer, Public Sector

Scale AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,400 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Learning & development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI in Washington, DC is seeking a Data Engineer for the Public Sector unit to build analytical and BI infrastructure supporting millions of tasks through our APIs. You will design and expose data across the business unit to empower timely decision-making and data exploration, including a data warehouse, data mart, and BI reporting environments.

This role requires collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams to create core data models, pipelines, and scalable solutions that

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience with data modeling and analytics.
• Ability to design extensible and scalable data schemas and pipelines.
• Expertise in SQL and relational databases; Python or R proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop pipelines delivering single-source-of-truth data.
• Improve pipelines and enable self-service for stakeholders.
• Perform data quality tests and audits.
• Build scalable data models and tables.
• Collaborate with operations, finance, and engineering.

Skills

SQL & relational DBs

Python/R

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Tools

DBT

Job description

As a Data Engineer for the Public Sector business unit, you will build Scale's analytical and business‑intelligence infrastructure. Scale's customers process millions of tasks through our APIs, and we're looking for a talented Data Engineer to build scalable solutions to support this growth. You will have widespread purview, with responsibility for understanding, mining, aggregating, and exposing data across the entire business unit to support timely and efficient decision‑making and data exploration. You will also implement Scale's data warehouse, data mart, and business intelligence reporting environments, and help users transition their workflows to these systems.

This role requires collaboration with leadership and cross‑functional teams to solve complex problems and develop sustainable, scalable data solutions. Your responsibilities will include both ad‑hoc analyses and the creation of core data models and pipelines, directly impacting how Scale operates and evaluates its performance.

Responsibilities

• Work with operations, finance, and engineering to drive the development of pipelines that provide single‑source‑of‑truth foundational accuracy
• Continually improve ongoing data pipelines and simplify self‑service support for business stakeholders
• Perform regular system audits, and create data quality tests to ensure complete and accurate reporting of data/metrics
• Develop repeatable, scalable analytical solutions, such as data models, improved pipelines, or better underlying tables
• Have an active Secret security clearance (Top Secret preferred)

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in a role requiring application of data modeling and analytic skills
• Ability to create extensible and scalable data schema and pipelines that lay the foundation for downstream analysis
• Mastery of SQL and relational databases; experience with programming languages (e.g., Python/R)
• Experience building a reliable transformation layer and pipelines from ambiguous business processes using tools such as DBT to create a foundation for data insights

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

The base salary range for this full‑time position in the location of Washington DC is: $150,400—$259,000 USD.

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