Software Engineer, Public Sector

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Software Engineer, Public Sector in USA

Scale AI
Full time
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USA
09/04/2026
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St. Louis, MO

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable backend systems for federal customers using cloud-native AI infrastructure.
Build agentic features including multi-layered guardrails, data retrieval optimization, asynchronous agent orchestration, automated deviation alerts, and decision explanations.
Develop data pipelines and machine learning infrastructure to make diverse data sources accessible by agents.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver backend solutions for secure environments.
Participate in customer engagements to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions.
Define requirements with stakeholders and implement features through stakeholder acceptance.
Contribute to the Federal business platform roadmap and product strategy.

Requirements

Proficiency in front-end and back-end development, infrastructure, modern web development frameworks, programming languages, and databases.
Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP and developing and deploying applications in cloud-native environments.
Knowledge of ETL processes, data pipelines, data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance principles.
Familiarity with integrating large language models and building agentic workflows, with understanding of prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and agent orchestration beneficial.
Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, adaptability, and learning-agility skills.
Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and work effectively with stakeholders and customers.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
Retirement benefits.
Learning and development stipend.
Generous paid time off.
Potential commuter stipend depending on eligibility.
Full-time position with location-specific base salary ranges for San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Hawaii, Washington DC, Texas, Colorado, and St. Louis.

Salary: $135k - $259k/yr

Scale AI

Scale’s mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions. We provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world’s leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact....

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