Description
Scale AI's Public Sector business is growing rapidly as government agencies adopt AI to support critical national security, defense, and public sector missions.
We're seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers building core products and infrastructure for these customers.
This role involves delivering backend systems, distributed platforms, and ML tooling used by public sector partners, while helping your team grow and execute.
You will split your time between technical planning and execution (50%) and people management and team development (50%), leading a team of 6-8 engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Recruit a high-performing engineering team
- Drive engineering productivity and provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a team of engineers working on Generative AI projects
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and execute the strategic roadmap
- Navigate and deliver outcomes while navigating through complex public sector compliance requirements and frameworks
- Design and implement scalable backend systems for Federal customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure
- Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable real impact for mission owners
- Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions
- Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions
- Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI's Federal business
Requirements:
- 5+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation
- 2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experience and has managed an engineering team
- Extensive experience in software development
- Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups
- Strong track record as an individual contributor
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Nice to haves:
- TS/SCI Clearance
- Deep technical knowledge of Software Development
- Experience with AI platforms and technologies, including generative models and LLMs
- Previous experience in government or government-facing technology roles
- Experience with cloud-native technologies, full-stack development, data engineering, and ML Ops infrastructure
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits.
Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO.
Salary ranges:
- San Francisco, NY: $216,000-$270,000 USD
- Washington DC: $194,400-$243,000 USD
- St Louis: $162,400-$203,000 USD