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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity-based compensation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Learning and development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI, Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Data Engineer for the Public Sector to design and build scalable analytics infrastructure, data warehouse, data marts, and BI reporting to support decision making across the unit.

You will collaborate with operations, finance, and engineering to develop data models and pipelines, perform data quality checks, and enable self‑service analytics while maintaining an active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data modeling and analytics.
• Ability to design extensible scalable data schemas and pipelines.
• Mastery of SQL and relational databases; Python/R.
• Experience building a transformation layer with DBT.

Responsibilities

• Work with operations, finance, and engineering to drive pipelines for single-source-of-truth data.
• Improve ongoing data pipelines and enable self-service analytics for stakeholders.
• Perform system audits and create data quality tests for accurate reporting of data/metrics.
• Develop scalable analytical solutions and data models, pipelines, or tables.
• Maintain required security clearance for the role.

Skills

SQL & RDBMS

Python/R

DBT

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Security clearance

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.

You will:

• 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)

Ideally You’d Have:

• 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 DBT to create a foundation for data insights

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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